Kieran Phelan
Kieran Phelan | |
|---|---|
| Senator | |
| In office September 2002 – May 2010 | |
| Constituency | Industrial and Commercial Panel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 November 1949 County Laois,Ireland |
| Died | 26 May 2010(aged 60) Dublin,Ireland |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
| Spouse | Mary Phelan |
| Children | 5 |
Kieran Phelan(19 November 1949 – 26 May 2010) was anIrishFianna Fáilpolitician and member ofSeanad Éireannon theIndustrial and Commercial Panel.[1]
Phelan was a farmer and auctioneer.[2]He was elected toLaois County Councilin 1991 as a councillor forBorris-in-Ossory,[3]where he topped the poll in 1999.[4]He first stood for the Seanad in 1997, where he was an unsuccessful candidate on theAgricultural Panel,and in 2002 he was elected to the22nd Seanadon the Industrial and Commercial Panel, which re-elected him in 2007.[4]
Phelan died suddenly in Dublin on 26 May 2010.[5][6]The death occurred at a Dublin hotel he was sharing withJames McDaid,TD and medical practitioner, who later told of his frantic bid to revive Phelan. McDaid had been upstairs listening to the radio when he was alerted by their colleagueDara Calleary.[2]
References[edit]
- ^"Kieran Phelan".Oireachtas Members Database.Archivedfrom the original on 7 November 2018.Retrieved5 January2008.
- ^ab"McDaid tells of his fight to revive Kieran".Evening Herald.Archivedfrom the original on 29 May 2010.Retrieved27 May2010.
- ^"Senator Kieran Phelan".Fianna Fáil website.Archived fromthe originalon 29 November 2009.Retrieved4 January2008.
- ^ab"Kieran Phelan".ElectionsIreland.org.Archivedfrom the original on 23 December 2017.Retrieved4 January2008.
- ^"Senator Kieran Phelan dies suddenly".RTÉ News.26 May 2010.Archivedfrom the original on 29 May 2010.Retrieved26 May2010.
- ^"Death of Senator Kieran Phelan".The Irish Times.5 May 2010.Archivedfrom the original on 21 October 2012.Retrieved26 May2010.
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