John Mulholland (politician)
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John Mulholland (1946 – 12 October 2022) was an Irish politician and businessman who was the Mayor of Galway from 1986 to 1987 and again from 1996 to 1997.
Early life and career
[edit]Mulholland was born in Dublin[1] in 1946, the eldest of six children of Ned Mulholland of Kinnegad and Betty O'Donoghue of Ballingary, County Tipperary.[citation needed] The family moved to Galway in 1948. In 1968, he married and moved to London[1] where he worked in a betting office and as a fingerprint officer at Scotland Yard.[citation needed]
He returned to Galway to take charge of the family's betting shop.[citation needed] Mulholland Bookmakers had been founded by his grandfather in the 1930s. Mulholland expanded the business across the city[2] and, by the early 21st century, owned ten betting shops.[citation needed] He sold it in 2019.[2][3] He was a well-known city businessman.[4] He was on the board of Leisureland.[5]
Influenced by Garret FitzGerald, Mulholland stood for Fine Gael and was elected on the first count in the South Ward at the 1985 Galway Corporation election. He was elected mayor the following year. On 10 October 1986, he officially opened the city's first purpose-built city hall.[citation needed] He was a councillor for 24 years.[5]
He was again elected mayor in 1996.[6] While in office, he oversaw civic receptions for the Olympic Gold Medal winner Michelle Smith and Chief Garry White Deer of the Choctaw Nation.[citation needed] He led Mayoral delegations oversees to attract business to the city.[1] He was in the group that travelled to Aalborg in 1997 to sign the twinning of those two cities.[5]
He continued in politics until narrowly losing a seat in 2009 to Hildegarde Naughton.[1]
Personal life
[edit]In 1968, John Mulholland married[1] Margaret Flynn of Letterfrack. The couple had a number of children, including Aoife Mulholland.[citation needed]
He died on 12 October 2022, at the age of 76.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Varley, Declan (13 October 2022). "Sadness at passing of former mayor John Mulholland". Galway Advertiser. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Mannion, Teresa (13 October 2022). "Death of former mayor of Galway John Mulholland". RTÉ News. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
- ^ Sassone, Erika (12 October 2022). "John Mulholland dies as tributes pour for ex-Mayor and well-known businessman". Galway Beo. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
- ^ "Tributes paid to former Mayor of Galway John Mulholland". GalwayBayFM. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Minutes of the Special Meeting of Galway City Council held in the Council Chamber, City Hall and virtually on Zoom platform on Friday 14th of October 2022 at 11:00 am". 14 October 2022.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20071119083053/http://www.galwaycity.ie/AllServices/YourCouncil/HistoryofTheCityCouncil/PreviousMayors/
Sources
[edit]- Henry, William (2001). Role of Honour: The Mayors of Galway City 1485–2001. Galway.
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