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Michael Gleeson
Kerry County Councillor
In office
June 1999 – May 2021
ConstituencyKillarney
Personal details
Born1946 (age 78–79)
Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland
Political partyKerry Independent Alliance
Other political
affiliations		Labour Party (until 1992)
Michael Gleeson
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Position Right corner-forward
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Club(s)
Years Club
1960s–1980s Spa
Club titles
Kerry titles 3
Munster titles 1
All-Ireland Titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
1969–1972 Kerry 15 (4-12)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 3
All-Irelands 2
NFL 2
All Stars 0

Michael Gleeson (born 1946 in Killarney, County Kerry) is an Irish former politician and sportsperson.

Sporting career

He played Gaelic football with his local club Spa and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1969 until 1972. He was also a member of the Kerry junior team and won an All-Ireland Junior Football Championship medal in 1967.

He won three Kerry Senior Football Championships, a Munster Senior Club Football Championship and an All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship with East Kerry. With Spa he won seven East Kerry Senior Football Championship titles and a County Intermediate Football Championship. During his college days in Dublin he won a Dublin Under 21 Football Championship with Erins Hope in 1966. He later played with UCD and won a Sigerson Cup with them.

Political career

He was a Killarney town councillor from 1991 to 2014; and a Kerry County Councillor from 1983 to 1991 representing the Labour Party; and from 1999 to 2021 as part of the Kerry Independent Alliance. He was an unsuccessful candidate at the 2011 general election. He has also been Mayor of Killarney. He retired from politics in May 2021 and was replaced on the council by his nephew John O'Donoghue.

References

  1. "Kerry GAA profile". www.hoganstand.com. Archived from the original on 23 June 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
  2. "Michael Gleeson". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  3. "Cllr John O'Donoghue formally co-opted onto Kerry County Council". Radio Kerry. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
Sporting positions
Preceded byDonie O'Sullivan Kerry Senior Football Captain
1971 		Succeeded byTom Prendergast
Kerry – 1969 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (21st title)
Subs not used
16 D. O'Sullivan
17 M. Fleming
18 J. O'Keeffe
19 D. Crowley
20 D. O'Donnell
21 W. Fogarty
Trainer
J. Lyne
Selectors
J. Walsh
J. Keohane
M. O'Dwyer
M. Kelly
D. Curtin
Kerry – 1970 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (22nd title)
Sub used
16 S. Mac Gearailt
Subs not used
17 D. Crowley
18 P.J. Burns
19 T. O'Donnell
20 P. Finnegan
Trainer
J. Lyne
Selectors
J. Walsh
J. Keohane
M. O'Dwyer
M. Kelly
D. Curtin
Kerry – 1972 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship runners-up
Subs used in drawn game and replay
17 D. Crowley for S. Mac Gearailt
16 P. Griffin for M. Gleeson
18 J. Walsh for B. Lynch
Subs not used
19 J. Saunders
20 M. O'Sullivan
21 G. Power
22 J. Coffey
Trainer
J. Culloty
Selector
J. Keohane
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