Rory Kiely (1 May 1934 – 13 June 2018) was an Irish

Fianna Fáil Fianna Fáil (, ; meaning 'Soldiers of Destiny' or 'Warriors of Fál'), officially Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party ( ga, audio=ga-Fianna Fáil.ogg, Fianna Fáil – An Páirtí Poblachtánach), is a conservative and Christian- ...

politician. Kiely was an unsuccessful candidate for the Dáil at the 1969 general election for the Limerick West. Kiely was first elected in 1977, to the 14th Seanad. He was re-elected by the

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to every subsequent Seanad, except for the short-lived 16th Seanad in 1982, until he retired in 2007. He was the

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of Seanad Éireann from 2002 to 2007. He was born in Feenagh,

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. A farmer, he was married to Eileen Kiely (née O'Connor) and had two sons and two daughters. He was educated at

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and

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(Diploma in Social and Rural Science). He was a trustee of the

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(GAA) and was a member of Munster Council GAA from 1982. He was also a former chairman of Limerick GAA county board. He died on 13 June 2018 at the age of 84.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kiely, Rory 1934 births 2018 deaths Cathaoirligh of Seanad Éireann Members of the 14th Seanad Members of the 15th Seanad Members of the 17th Seanad Members of the 18th Seanad Members of the 19th Seanad Members of the 20th Seanad Members of the 21st Seanad Members of the 22nd Seanad Fianna Fáil senators Irish farmers Politicians from County Limerick Alumni of University College Cork People educated at C.B.S. Charleville