Irish politician (born 1968)
Thomas McEllistrim (born 24 October 1968) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Kerry North constituency from 2002 to 2011.[ 1]
A schoolteacher by profession, McEllistrim was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the 2002 general election .[ 2]
His father, Tom McEllistrim , and his grandfather, also called Tom McEllistrim both served as TDs for Kerry.
McEllistrim lost his Dáil seat at the 2011 general election .[ 2] Kerry County Council for the Tralee local electoral area at the 2014 Kerry County Council election .
In March 2015, McEllistrim sought a Dáil nomination for Fianna Fáil for the new Kerry constituency but was defeated at the convention by fellow County Councillor , John Brassil . He contested the Seanad Éireann elections in April 2016 for the Industrial and Commercial Panel , but was again unsuccessful. He lost his council seat at the 2019 Kerry County Council election .
He ran as an independent candidate at the 2024 Kerry County Council election , but was not elected.[ 3]
In October 2024, he announced that he would contest the 2024 general election as an Independent Ireland candidate for the Kerry constituency.[ 4]
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