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

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. He was a

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(TD) for the

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constituency from 1981 to 1982 and from 1987 to 1997. A farmer, Clohessy was first elected as a

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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

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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

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, where he served for 25 years, and was chairman of the council in 1992. Clohessy died on 18 January 2014.

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