Complex sentence: He qualified as a teacher before becoming involved in politics in 1975, following the death of his father, Michael Kitt, Snr He was elected to Dáil Éireann and Galway County Council in 1975.
Split into simpler sentences: He qualified as a teacher before becoming involved in politics. In 1975, following the death of his father, Michael Kitt, Snr, he was elected to Dáil Éireann and Galway County Council in 1975.