Paddy Keaveney

{{Short description|Irish politician and businessman (1929–1995)}}

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| office = Teachta Dála

| term_start = June 1976

| term_end = June 1977

| constituency = Donegal North-East

| birth_date = {{birth date|1929|10|28|df=y}}

| birth_place = County Donegal, Ireland

| death_date = {{death date and age|1995|7|19|1929|10|28|df=y}}

| death_place = County Donegal, Ireland

| nationality = Irish

| party = Independent Fianna Fáil

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| children = Cecilia

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Patrick Keaveney (28 October 1929 – 19 July 1995) was an Irish politician and businessman from County Donegal. He was a cooperative manager and a member of the Independent Fianna Fáil party, and was a Teachta Dála (TD) for one year.{{cite news|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Patrick-Keaveney.D.1976-06-10/|title=Patrick Keaveney|work=Oireachtas Members Database|access-date=2 February 2008}}

He was elected to the 20th Dáil as TD for Donegal North-East at a by-election in June 1976 caused by the death of Fianna Fáil TD Liam Cunningham.{{cite news|url=http://www.electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=1973B&cons=72%20&ref=99|title=By Election, 10 June 1976: Donegal North–East|work=ElectionsIreland.org|access-date=2 February 2008}} His surprise victory gave Independent Fianna Fáil two out of the three seats in Donegal North-East, but the constituency was abolished for the 1977 general election, when he was defeated in the new Donegal constituency. He did not stand again.{{cite news|url=http://www.electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=3109|title=Patrick Keaveney|work=ElectionsIreland.org|access-date=2 February 2008}}

Keaveney was later elected to Donegal County Council, and after his death in 1995, his daughter Cecilia was co-opted to take his place as councillor. The following year, she was elected to Dáil Éireann as the Fianna Fáil candidate in a by-election following the death of Independent Fianna Fáil's founder Neil Blaney.