Patrick Peadar Clohessy (19 December 1933 – 18 January 2014) was an Irish politician from Fedamore,

County Limerick County Limerick () is a western Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and is located in the Mid-West Region, Ireland, Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Reg ...

. He was a

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(TD) for the Limerick East constituency from 1981 to 1982 and from 1987 to 1997. A farmer, Clohessy was first elected as a

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 ...

TD at the 1981 general election on his third attempt. He lost his seat at the February 1982 election, and did not contest the November 1982 election. He joined the

Progressive Democrats The Progressive Democrats (, literally "The Democratic Party"), commonly referred to as the PDs, were a conservative liberal political party in Ireland. The party's history spanned 24 years, from its formation in 1985 to its dissolution in 20 ...

as a founding member, and was one of 14 TDs elected at the 1987 general election, the first election after the party was founded. He retained his seat until retiring at the 1997 general election. He was

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of the Progressive Democrats and assistant Government Whip from 1989 to 1992. In 1979 he was elected to Limerick County Council, where he served for 25 years, and was chairman of the council in 1992. Clohessy died in

on 18 January 2014, aged 80.

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