Kevin Kiely
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Kevin Kiely is an Irish politician and former Mayor of Limerick
from 2009–10. He was made a Peace Commissioner
in 1983 by the then Fine Gael Minister for Justice, Michael Noonan
. He is a member of Fine Gael
. He was first elected to Limerick City Council
in 1985. He was re-elected to the council in June 2009. He is a member of the Governing Authority of the University of Limerick
. He is Chairman of Limerick City Council Joint Policing and a former Chairman of Limerick City Council Future Planning. He is married with two children.
In November 2009 he called for unemployed European Union nationals to be deported from Ireland. His views led to a debate over racism. This was part of a broader controversy surrounding racist comments from Fine Gael members in Limerick.http://www.limerickleader.ie/news/local/fg_candidates_accused_of_racism_1_2189072
In March 2010 he called for a change to the law which bans selling alcohol on Good Friday
and Christmas Day at a time when a rugby match was due to take place in Limerick city.
Shortly before leaving office in June 2010 he again was the subject of national news when he called for the re-introduction of capital punishment.
He left Fine Gael
, over the party's failure to select him as a candidate for the Irish general election, 2011. He unsuccessfully ran as an Independent candidate for the constituency of Limerick City
.
Limerick
Limerick is the third largest city in the Republic of Ireland, and the principal city of County Limerick and Ireland's Mid-West Region. It is the fifth most populous city in all of Ireland. When taking the extra-municipal suburbs into account, Limerick is the third largest conurbation in the...
from 2009–10. He was made a Peace Commissioner
Peace Commissioner
Peace Commissioner is discretionary appointment in Ireland by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform. The title replaced Justice of the Peace in 1923. Peace commissioners are primarily used to witness signatures on documents, take statutory declarations and sign certificates and orders....
in 1983 by the then Fine Gael Minister for Justice, Michael Noonan
Michael Noonan
Michael Noonan is an Irish Fine Gael politician and has been the Minister for Finance since March 2011. He has been a Teachta Dála for the Limerick East and later Limerick City constituencies since 1981....
. He is a member of Fine Gael
Fine Gael
Fine Gael is a centre-right to centrist political party in the Republic of Ireland. It is the single largest party in Ireland in the Oireachtas, in local government, and in terms of Members of the European Parliament. The party has a membership of over 35,000...
. He was first elected to Limerick City Council
Limerick City Council
Limerick City Council is the local authority which is responsible for the city of Limerick in Ireland. It is the responsible for local government, sanitation, motor vehicles tax, and social housing.-History:...
in 1985. He was re-elected to the council in June 2009. He is a member of the Governing Authority of the University of Limerick
University of Limerick
The University of Limerick is a university in Ireland near the city of Limerick on the island's west coast. It was established in 1972 as the National Institute for Higher Education, Limerick and became a university by statute in 1989 in accordance with the University of Limerick Act 1989...
. He is Chairman of Limerick City Council Joint Policing and a former Chairman of Limerick City Council Future Planning. He is married with two children.
In November 2009 he called for unemployed European Union nationals to be deported from Ireland. His views led to a debate over racism. This was part of a broader controversy surrounding racist comments from Fine Gael members in Limerick.http://www.limerickleader.ie/news/local/fg_candidates_accused_of_racism_1_2189072
In March 2010 he called for a change to the law which bans selling alcohol on Good Friday
Good Friday
Good Friday , is a religious holiday observed primarily by Christians commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death at Calvary. The holiday is observed during Holy Week as part of the Paschal Triduum on the Friday preceding Easter Sunday, and may coincide with the Jewish observance of...
and Christmas Day at a time when a rugby match was due to take place in Limerick city.
Shortly before leaving office in June 2010 he again was the subject of national news when he called for the re-introduction of capital punishment.
He left Fine Gael
Fine Gael
Fine Gael is a centre-right to centrist political party in the Republic of Ireland. It is the single largest party in Ireland in the Oireachtas, in local government, and in terms of Members of the European Parliament. The party has a membership of over 35,000...
, over the party's failure to select him as a candidate for the Irish general election, 2011. He unsuccessfully ran as an Independent candidate for the constituency of Limerick City
Limerick City (Dáil Éireann constituency)
Limerick City is a parliamentary constituency in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 4 deputies...
.
External links
- RTÉ News: Town and city councils elect mayors http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0615/mayor.html, 15 June 2009
- Kenny criticises deportation remark The Irish TimesThe Irish TimesThe Irish Times is an Irish daily broadsheet newspaper launched on 29 March 1859. The editor is Kevin O'Sullivan who succeeded Geraldine Kennedy in 2011; the deputy editor is Paul O'Neill. The Irish Times is considered to be Ireland's newspaper of record, and is published every day except Sundays...
, 14 November 2009 - MAYOR KEVIN KIELY'S STATEMENT FOLLOWING COMMENTS ABOUT EU NATIONALS Live95 FM Radio station, 12 November 2009
- Irish government to pay immigrants to go home The ObserverThe ObserverThe Observer is a British newspaper, published on Sundays. In the same place on the political spectrum as its daily sister paper The Guardian, which acquired it in 1993, it takes a liberal or social democratic line on most issues. It is the world's oldest Sunday newspaper.-Origins:The first issue,...
, 15 November 2009 - Easy to raise race to quell debate on welfare tourists The Irish Independent, 15 November 2009
- The Leader Interview..with Cllr Kevin Kiely, chairman of the joint policing committee The Limerick Leader, 15 May 2008