Tomás Mac Giolla
| Tomás Mac Giolla | |
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| Leader of Sinn Féin | |
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In office 1962–1970 |
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| Preceded by | Paddy McLogan |
| Succeeded by | party split, continued as president |
| Leader of the Workers' Party of Ireland | |
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In office 1972–1988 |
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| Lord Mayor of Dublin | |
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In office 1993–1994 |
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| Teachta Dála | |
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In office November 1982 – November 1992 |
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| Constituency | Dublin West |
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Thomas Gill 25 January 1924 Nenagh, County Tipperary, Ireland |
| Died | 4 February 2010 (aged 86) Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party |
Official Sinn Féin / Workers' Party (1970–2010), Sinn Féin (1950–1969) |
| Spouse(s) | May McLoughlin |
Tomás Mac Giolla ([ˈt̪ˠʊmˠaːsˠ mˠək ˈɡɪl̪ˠə]; born Thomas Gill; 25 January 1924 – 4 February 2010) was an Irish politician. He was a Teachta Dála (TD) and a member of the Central Executive Committee of the Workers' Party of Ireland.
He was born Thomas Gill in Nenagh, County Tipperary. His uncle T. P. Gill was a Member of Parliament (MP) and member of the Irish Parliamentary Party of Charles Stewart Parnell. Tomás's father Robert Paul Gill, an engineer and architect, also stood unsuccessfully for election on a number of occasions. His mother was Mary Hourigan.
Mac Giolla was educated at the local national school in Nenagh before completing his secondary education at St. Flannan's College, Ennis, County Clare. It was while at St. Flannan's that he changed to using the Irish language version of his name. He won a scholarship to University College Dublin where he qualified with a Bachelor of Arts degree, followed by a degree in Commerce.
A qualified accountant, Mac Giolla was employed by the Irish Electricity Supply Board from 1947 until he went into full-time politics in 1977.
In his early life Mac Giolla was an active republican. He joined Sinn Féin and the Irish Republican Army (IRA) around 1950. He was interned by the Irish government during the 1956–62 IRA Border Campaign. He also served a number of prison sentences in Mountjoy Prison, Dublin.
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