Kieran Phelan (19 November 1949 – 26 May 2010) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician and member of Seanad Éireann on the Industrial and Commercial Panel.[1]
Kieran Phelan | |
|---|---|
| Senator | |
| In office 12 September 2002 – 26 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 |
Phelan was a farmer and auctioneer.[2] He was elected to Laois County Council in 1991 as a councillor for Borris-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 the Agricultural Panel, and in 2002 he was elected to the 22nd Seanad on 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 with James 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 colleague Dara Calleary.[2]
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- ^ "Kieran Phelan". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2008.
- ^ a b "McDaid tells of his fight to revive Kieran". Evening Herald. Archived from the original on 29 May 2010. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
- ^ "Senator Kieran Phelan". Fianna Fáil website. Archived from the original on 29 November 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2008.
- ^ a b "Kieran Phelan". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 23 December 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2008.
- ^ "Senator Kieran Phelan dies suddenly". RTÉ News. 26 May 2010. Archived from the original on 29 May 2010. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
- ^ "Death of Senator Kieran Phelan". The Irish Times. 5 May 2010. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2010.