Terry O'Flaherty

A daughter of a previous Mayor, Bridie O'Flaherty, she was guest at the 2004 St. Patrick's Day Parade in Seattle.[1] She was first elected to Galway City Council in 1999 as a member of the Progressive Democrats. She resigned from the party on 21 October 2008 over the issue of means testing medical cards for over 70s introduced in that years Budget and was re-elected as an Independent in 2009 in the Galway City East local electoral area.[2]

Terry O'Flaherty is a former Mayor of Galway.

It was during her first term of office that the notable sculpture of Oscar Wilde and Eduard Wilde was unveiled in the city.

References
  1. Christina M. McDonald (17 March 2004). "Hard to Beat St. Patrick's Day in Galway". Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
  2. https://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?id=379
Civic offices
Preceded by
Val Hanley		 Mayor of Galway
2003–2004		 Succeeded by
Catherine Connolly
Preceded by
Hildegarde Naughton		 Mayor of Galway
2012–2013		 Succeeded by
Pádraig Conneely
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