Billy Kenneally

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Billy Kenneally
Senator
In office
May 1982 – December 1982
ConstituencyAdministrative Panel
Teachta Dála
In office
April 1965 – February 1982
ConstituencyWaterford
Personal details
Born(1925-10-12)12 October 1925
County Waterford, Ireland
Died26 August 2009(2009-08-26) (aged 83)
County Waterford, Ireland
Political partyFianna Fáil
ChildrenBrendan Kenneally (son)
Parent

William Kenneally (12 October 1925 − 26 August 2009) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He first stood for election at the 1961 general election but was unsuccessful. He was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the Waterford constituency at the 1965 general election.[1]

He was re-elected at each subsequent election until he lost his seat at the February 1982 general election.[2] He was elected to the 16th Seanad in 1982 on the Administrative Panel. He did not contest the 1983 Seanad election.

Kenneally was twice Mayor of Waterford city in the 1970s and 1980s.[3] His father William Kenneally also served as a TD for Waterford from 1952 to 1961, and his son Brendan Kenneally is a former TD for Waterford.[2]

He died in Waterford Regional Hospital on 26 August 2009.[3]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Billy Kenneally". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 4 January 2009.
  2. ^ a b "Billy Kenneally". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 4 January 2009.
  3. ^ a b "Former Fianna Fáil TD Kenneally dies". RTÉ News. 27 August 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
Party political offices
Preceded by
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Chairman of the Fianna Fáil Parliamentary Party
1977–1982
Succeeded by