constituency nationality party office birth_date term_start article_title term_end name
dublin north industrial and commercial panel irish fianna fáil teachta dála senator 7 july 1953 may 2002 june 2000 jim glennon
 may 2007 may 2002 jim glennon
jim glennon

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jim glennon -lrb- born 7 july 1953 -rrb- is a former irish fianna fáil politician and former irish international rugby player .
he was a teachta dála for the dublin north constituency from 2002 to 2007 .
glennon was born in skerries , county dublin in 1953 .
he was educated at mount st. joseph 's school in roscrea , county tipperary .
a former rugby union international he was capped six times for ireland as a second row forward .
he is a former coach and manager to the leinster senior team and is also a former manager to the ireland under 19 and ireland under 21 teams .
glennon first held political office when he was elected to seanad Éireann in a by-election .
he remained there until 2002 when he was elected to dáil Éireann at the 2002 general election .
glennon was vice-chairman of the oireachtas committee on arts , sport , tourism , community , rural and gaeltacht affairs from 2002 to 2007 .
he was also a member of the oireachtas transport committee and of the oireachtas committee on procedures and privileges .
glennon has chaired a session of the dublin forum -- a fianna fáil project to allow dublin residents discuss issues of political significance .
he was part of the tv3 rugby world cup coverage in 2007 .
in october 2006 , glennon surprisingly announced that he would not be standing at the 2007 general election .
