patrick mchugh (born 23 january 1953) is a former irish politician. he was an independent teachta dála (td) for the galway east constituency. mchugh was elected to dáil éireann at the 2002 general election, getting a 15.8% share of the vote. he was a member of the technical group established to ensure dáil speaking time for independent tds. he lost his seat at the 2007 general election, getting a 5.8% share of the vote.