Billy Kenneally
Irish Fianna Fáil politician (1925–2009)
Billy Kenneally | |
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| Senator | |
| In office May 1982 – December 1982 | |
| Constituency | Administrative Panel |
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office April 1965 – February 1982 | |
| Constituency | Waterford |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1925-10-12)12 October 1925 County Waterford, Ireland |
| Died | 26 August 2009(2009-08-26) (aged 83) County Waterford, Ireland |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
| Children | Brendan Kenneally (son) |
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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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| Preceded by ? | Chairman of the Fianna Fáil Parliamentary Party 1977–1982 | Succeeded by |
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Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for the Waterford constituency
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| Dáil | Election | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | ||||
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| 4th | 1923 | Caitlín Brugha (Rep) | John Butler (Lab) | Nicholas Wall (FP) | William Redmond (NL) | ||||
| 5th | 1927 (Jun) | Patrick Little (FF) | Vincent White (CnaG) | ||||||
| 6th | 1927 (Sep) | Seán Goulding (FF) | |||||||
| 7th | 1932 | John Kiersey (CnaG) | William Redmond (CnaG) | ||||||
| 8th | 1933 | Nicholas Wall (NCP) | Bridget Redmond (CnaG) | ||||||
| 9th | 1937 | Michael Morrissey (FF) | Nicholas Wall (FG) | Bridget Redmond (FG) | |||||
| 10th | 1938 | William Broderick (FG) | |||||||
| 11th | 1943 | Denis Heskin (CnaT) | |||||||
| 12th | 1944 | ||||||||
| 1947 by-election | John Ormonde (FF) | ||||||||
| 13th | 1948 | Thomas Kyne (Lab) | |||||||
| 14th | 1951 | ||||||||
| 1952 by-election | William Kenneally (FF) | ||||||||
| 15th | 1954 | Thaddeus Lynch (FG) | |||||||
| 16th | 1957 | ||||||||
| 17th | 1961 | 3 seats 1961–1977 | |||||||
| 18th | 1965 | Billy Kenneally (FF) | |||||||
| 1966 by-election | Fad Browne (FF) | ||||||||
| 19th | 1969 | Edward Collins (FG) | |||||||
| 20th | 1973 | Thomas Kyne (Lab) | |||||||
| 21st | 1977 | Jackie Fahey (FF) | Austin Deasy (FG) | ||||||
| 22nd | 1981 | ||||||||
| 23rd | 1982 (Feb) | Paddy Gallagher (SF–WP) | |||||||
| 24th | 1982 (Nov) | Donal Ormonde (FF) | |||||||
| 25th | 1987 | Martin Cullen (PDs) | Brian Swift (FF) | ||||||
| 26th | 1989 | Brian O'Shea (Lab) | Brendan Kenneally (FF) | ||||||
| 27th | 1992 | Martin Cullen (PDs) | |||||||
| 28th | 1997 | Martin Cullen (FF) | |||||||
| 29th | 2002 | Ollie Wilkinson (FF) | John Deasy (FG) | ||||||
| 30th | 2007 | Brendan Kenneally (FF) | |||||||
| 31st | 2011 | Ciara Conway (Lab) | John Halligan (Ind) | Paudie Coffey (FG) | |||||
| 32nd | 2016 | David Cullinane (SF) | Mary Butler (FF) | ||||||
| 33rd | 2020 | Marc Ó Cathasaigh (GP) | Matt Shanahan (Ind) | ||||||
