Peadar Tóibín
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Peadar Tóibín is an Irish
Sinn Féin
politician. He was elected as a Teachta Dála
(TD) for the Meath West constituency at the 2011 general election.
At the 2004 local elections he stood unsuccessfully for Navan Town Council, and for the Navan
electoral area of Meath County Council
. He was co-opted onto the Navan Town council in November 2007, and held that seat at the 2009 local elections
, when he was again unsuccessful in the County Council election.
He is a business consultant and Chairperson of the Save Navan Hospital Campaign. He has a degree in Economics and Politics from University College Dublin
(UCD).
Republic of Ireland
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Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin is a left wing, Irish republican political party in Ireland. The name is Irish for "ourselves" or "we ourselves", although it is frequently mistranslated as "ourselves alone". Originating in the Sinn Féin organisation founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith, it took its current form in 1970...
politician. He was elected as a Teachta Dála
Teachta Dála
A Teachta Dála , usually abbreviated as TD in English, is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas . It is the equivalent of terms such as "Member of Parliament" or "deputy" used in other states. The official translation of the term is "Deputy to the Dáil", though a more literal...
(TD) for the Meath West constituency at the 2011 general election.
At the 2004 local elections he stood unsuccessfully for Navan Town Council, and for the Navan
Navan
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electoral area of Meath County Council
Meath County Council
Meath County Council is the local authority which is responsible for County Meath in Ireland. The Council is responsible for housing and community, roads and transportation, urban planning and development, amenity and culture, and the environment. The head of the council has the title of...
. He was co-opted onto the Navan Town council in November 2007, and held that seat at the 2009 local elections
Irish local elections, 2009
The 2009 Irish local elections were held in all the counties, cities and towns of Ireland on Friday, 5 June 2009, on the same day as the European Parliament election and two by-elections .-Overview:...
, when he was again unsuccessful in the County Council election.
He is a business consultant and Chairperson of the Save Navan Hospital Campaign. He has a degree in Economics and Politics from University College Dublin
University College Dublin
University College Dublin ) - formally known as University College Dublin - National University of Ireland, Dublin is the Republic of Ireland's largest, and Ireland's second largest, university, with over 1,300 faculty and 17,000 students...
(UCD).