Tomás Mac Giolla
Tomás Mac Giolla (Irish pronunciation: [ˈt̪ˠʊmˠaːsˠ mˠək ˈɟɪl̪ˠə]; born Thomas Gill; 25 January 1924 – 4 February 2010) was an Irish Workers' Party politician who served as Lord Mayor of Dublin from 1993 to 1994, Leader of the Workers' Party from 1962 to 1988 and President of Sinn Féin from 1962 to 1970. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin West constituency from 1982 to 1992.
Tomás Mac Giolla | |
|---|---|
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office November 1982 – November 1992 | |
| Constituency | Dublin West |
| Lord Mayor of Dublin | |
| In office 4 June 1993 – 9 June 1994 | |
| Preceded by | Gay Mitchell |
| Succeeded by | John Gormley |
| Leader of the Workers' Party | |
| In office 14 October 1962 – 11 February 1988 | |
| Preceded by | New office |
| Succeeded by | Proinsias De Rossa |
| President of Sinn Féin | |
| In office 9 March 1962 – 30 February 1970 | |
| Preceded by | Paddy McLogan |
| Succeeded by | Ruairí Ó Brádaigh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Gill 25 January 1924 Nenagh, County Tipperary, Ireland |
| Died | 4 February 2010 (aged 86) Beaumont, Dublin, Ireland |
| Political party | Workers' Party |
| Other political affiliations | Sinn Féin (1950–1969) |
| Spouse |
Máire McLaughlin (m. 1961) |
| Relations | T. P. Gill (uncle) |
| Education | St. Flannan's College |
| Alma mater | University College Dublin |
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