Personal Life
While at university he met his wife Carol. The couple has lived in Shankill, Dublin since 1979 and have two sons and one daughter. His brother John is a television producer in Washington DC.
Outside of politics he prefers to spend his time cooking, reading and attending sports matches, especially those featuring Galway’s Senior Hurling and Football teams.
A book, Leading Lights: People Who've Inspired Me, written by Gilmore was published by Liberties Press in November 2010.
When questioned on the Today with Pat Kenny programme if Ireland was ready for an atheist Taoiseach, he said that he believed Ireland was a very tolerant country where the rights and beliefs of individuals were respected. Gilmore has described himself as an agnostic: "I doubt rather than I believe, let me put it that way". In the same interview, when asked "Should abortion be legalised?", he replied "I’m pro-choice.".
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