Paddy Keaveney

Patrick Keaveney (28 October 1929 – 19 July 1995) was an Irish politician and businessman from County Donegal.

He was a cooperative manager and a member of the Independent Fianna Fáil party, and was a Teachta Dála (TD) for one year.

[2] His surprise victory gave Independent Fianna Fáil two out of the three seats in Donegal North-East, but the constituency was abolished for the 1977 general election, when he was defeated in the new Donegal constituency.

[3] Keaveney was later elected to Donegal County Council, and after his death in 1995, his daughter Cecilia was co-opted to take his place as councillor.

The following year, she was elected to Dáil Éireann as the Fianna Fáil candidate in a by-election following the death of Independent Fianna Fáil's founder Neil Blaney.