Tom Gildea
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| Teachta Dála | |
| In office June 1997 – May 2002 | |
| Constituency | Donegal South-West |
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| Born | September 1939 (age 84) County Donegal, Ireland |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse | Eilish Hegarty |
| Children | 1 |
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Thomas Gildea (born September 1939) is an Irish former politician who was elected as an independent Teachta Dála (TD) at the 1997 general election.[1]
A farmer representing Donegal South-West, he won popular local support for his campaign to legalise 'deflectors' which re-transmitted British television channels in rural areas, but which had been shut down in the wake of legal action by cable and MMDS operators.[2][3] He supported the Fianna Fáil–Progressive Democrats minority coalition government from 1997 to 2002.[4]
In the 1999 local elections, he was elected as a member of Donegal County Council for Glenties.[5] He did not contest the 2002 general election and retired from politics at the 2004 local elections.[5]
He was later Chairman of the National Community Television Association.
In July 2000, he married Eilish Hegarty.[6] They have one child.[4]
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Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for the Donegal South-West constituency
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