Paddy McHugh

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McHugh was first elected to Galway County Council in 1985. He was also elected to Tuam Town Council in 1999. In 2001, he left the Fianna Fáil party and became an independent. He served as a county councillor until the abolition of the dual mandate in 2004.[2]

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