Peter Callanan (29 June 1935 – 11 October 2009) was an Irish

Fianna Fáil Fianna Fáil ( ; ; meaning "Soldiers of Destiny" or "Warriors of Fál"), officially Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party (), is a centre to centre-right political party in Ireland. Founded as a republican party in 1926 by Éamon de ...

politician and served as a member of

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from 1997 until his death in 2009. Born in

Clonakilty Clonakilty (; ), sometimes shortened to Clon, is a town in County Cork, Ireland. The town is at the head of the tidal Clonakilty Bay. The rural hinterland is used mainly for dairy farming. The town's population was 5,112 at the 2022 census. T ...

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, Callanan was educated in Mount Melleray College,

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. He was a farmer in

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, County Cork. A member of

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from 1979 to 2004, He was an unsuccessful candidate at the 1981 general election for the Cork South-West constituency, and was also an unsuccessful candidate at the 1993 Seanad election. Callanan was elected to the 21st Seanad in 1997 by the

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, and re-elected in 2002 to the 22nd Seanad and in 2007 to the 23rd Seanad. Callanan died on 11 October 2009. He was married to Sheila Callanan and they had six children.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Callanan, Peter 1935 births 2009 deaths Fianna Fáil senators Members of Cork County Council Members of the 21st Seanad Members of the 22nd Seanad Members of the 23rd Seanad People from Clonakilty Politicians from County Cork 20th-century Irish farmers Agricultural Panel senators Fianna Fáil candidates in Dáil elections People educated at Mount Melleray School