About Kieran Crotty
Lived 1930 – 2022 (aged 91). Kieran Crotty was an Irish politician.
Kieran Crotty (20 August 1930 – 22 July 2022) was an Irish Fine Gael politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Carlow–Kilkenny constituency from 1969 to 1989. A sportsman, he won a Kilkenny County Hurling title with Dicksboro in 1951, and also had an interest in rugby.
Crotty was first elected to the Dáil following the 1969 general election as a Fine Gael TD for Carlow–Kilkenny. His father Patrick Crotty was a TD for Carlow–Kilkenny from 1948 to 1969. He was re-elected six times, at the 1973, 1977, 1981, February 1982, November 1982 and 1987 general elections. He did not contest the 1989 general election.
He was elected as Mayor of Kilkenny for six one-year-terms between 1970 and 1995.
He died on 22 July 2022, at the age of 91.
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Irish politician
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Kieran Crotty was born on 20 August 1930 in Waterford.
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Kieran Crotty died on 22 July 2022 in Waterford.
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Kieran Crotty was a politician.
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