Former MP Michelle Gildernew missed out on a seat in the European Parliament last yearDespite huge changes in her political and personal life, Michelle Gildernew says she is determined to use her talents in whatever way she can to pursue her lifelong ideals. I’m a grandmother, I’m a carer,” she says, referring to the serious stroke her husband Jimmy Taggart suffered two years ago. Michelle Gildernew with Sinn Féin Fermanagh-South Tyrone candidate Pat Cullen and party vice-president Michelle O'NeillShe insists she has no regrets, apart from not winning. In the meantime, Pat Cullen was successful in Fermanagh-South Tyrone and in the period since, Gildernew’s “time-related” full-time party role came to an end. Former Sinn Féin MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone Michelle Gildernew.