Trevor Ó Clochartaigh (Irish pronunciation:[oːˈklˠɔxəɾˠt̪ˠiː]; born 14 March 1968) is an Irish former politician who has served as a Senator for the Agricultural Panel from 2011 to 2018.[2]
Ó Clochartaigh was born and raised in Huddersfield, England.[3] His parents came from the Connemara area of County Galway. He attended NUI Galway, graduating with a Commerce degree. He worked in Irish language theatre, and is a former manager and artistic director of An Taibhdhearc.[3] He also worked in television production as producer of Fair City and Ros na Rún, and in community development projects.[4]
In November 2017, he left Sinn Féin, citing "serious disciplinary issues" within the party.[8] However Sinn Féin claimed that Trevor left the party because "he was worried that a democratic vote of party members in the constituency would not select him to contest the election" and that just days before his leaving he had been advocating that two candidates instead of just one should be nominated at the party's local selection convention.[9]
He resigned from Seanad Éireann on 5 February 2018, to take up a new role at the television station TG4.
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^"Sandra Butler's Alumni Hour on Flirt FM 101.3, Thursdays at 2pm". Spring 2011. Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Alumni Hour is a show in which well-known alumni regale host Sandra Butler with tales of their student days in Galway – all set to the soundtrack of their favourite tunes from that time. Sandra's recent guests include Leo Moran of Saw Doctors fame Trevor Ó Clochartaigh.