Peadar Clohessy

{{Short description|Irish politician (1933–2014)}}

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| office = Teachta Dála

| term_start = February 1987

| term_end = June 1997

| term_start1 = June 1981

| term_end1 = February 1982

| constituency1 = Limerick East

| birth_date = {{birth date|1933|12|19|df=y}}

| birth_place = County Limerick, Ireland

| death_date = {{death date and age|2014|1|18|1933|12|19|df=y}}

| death_place = County Limerick, Ireland

| nationality = Irish

| party = {{ubl|Progressive Democrats|Fianna Fáil}}

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| spouse = {{marriage|Jean Clohessy|1962|2004|end=d.}}

| children = 6

| relatives = Paddy Clohessy (uncle)

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Patrick Peadar Clohessy (19 December 1933 – 18 January 2014) was an Irish politician from Fedamore, County Limerick.{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Peadar-Clohessy.D.1981-06-30/|title=Peadar Clohessy|work=Oireachtas Members Database|access-date=30 January 2013}} He was a Teachta Dála (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 TD at the 1981 general election on his third attempt.{{cite web|url=http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=3370|title=Peadar Clohessy|work=ElectionsIreland.org|access-date=30 January 2013}} He lost his seat at the February 1982 election, and did not contest the November 1982 election. He joined the Progressive Democrats 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 Chief Whip 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 County Limerick on 18 January 2014, aged 80.{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/obituary-politician-who-was-committed-to-his-native-limerick-1.1693491|title=Obituary: Politician who was committed to his native Limerick|newspaper=The Irish Times|date=15 February 2014}}{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/tributes-to-clohessy-founder-of-progressive-democrats-29931289.html|title=Tributes to Clohessy, founder of Progressive Democrats|work=Irish Independent|date=20 January 2014}}{{cite web|title=Clohessy: Death|url=http://www.announcement.ie/37013212|publisher=Independent.ie|accessdate=19 February 2014}}{{cite web|url=https://rip.ie/death-notice/patrick-peadar-clohessy-limerick-crecora-204570|title=Death Notice of Patrick (Peadar) Clohessy|work=RIP.ie|date=19 January 2014|access-date=27 November 2024}}