About Thomas

I was an Independent TD who worked tirelessly for the people of Donegal from 2011 until 2024, championing many local and national issues that affect the people of Donegal and Ireland.

I grew up in Killybegs, Donegal, attended St Catherine’s Vocational School and then studied Applied Biology at Letterkenny Regional Technical College (LYIT now). Shortly afterwards, in the late 1980s, I emigrated to London for two years but returned to Ireland, where I eventually secured work in Donegal.

For 17 years I worked in the Water Services of Donegal County Council (1994-2011) running the water treatment plant in Killybegs. I was one of the first 16 employees in the country to go through the pilot vocational training programme for water services workers in 1997 and trained as an assessor to assess the candidates for the vocational training in water services. I was also a shop steward representing the water caretakers in Donegal County Council from 1996-1999 when I was elected to Donegal County Council and remained a Councillor until the general election of 2011.

I want Donegal to be a place where everyone will have work and choose to make their lives here. I have a vision for where I believe we in Donegal can go and how we can achieve an economy and society that we can be proud of. People constantly ask about local issues shaping the next election, but our local issues are also national. We need to address the local problems on a national stage and put in place services that benefit every community in the country.

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