Jeremiah Cronin (14 September 1925 – 19 October 1990) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Minister for Defence from 1970 to 1973 and Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture and Fisheries from 1969 to 1970.

[1][2] He was born in Currabeha, Fermoy, County Cork, the son of Alice Mulcahy and Sean Cronin.

[3] His uncle, Arthur Mulcahy, was a member of the Irish Republican Army, and was shot by British forces during the Irish War of Independence on 22 March 1921.

[4] Cronin died on 19 October 1990, having suffered with Parkinson's disease.

He was married to Shelia Sheehan; they had lived in Mallow, County Cork, and had six children.