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Michael Fitzpatrick (Kildare politician)
Michael Fitzpatrick (12 October 1942 – 14 October 2011) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He was elected as Teachta Dála (TD) for the Kildare North constituency at the 2007 general election,[1] and served until 2011.[2] He was a member of Kildare County Council for the Clane electoral area from 1999 to 2007. He was a member of the Garda Síochána from 1961 to 1972. He was the constituency manager in Kildare for former Minister for Finance and European Commissioner Charlie McCreevy from 1992 to 2007.[3] He also was a Kildare mayor.[4] In 2010, he was diagnosed with motor neurone disease. In an interview with The Irish Times on 12 March 2010, he said he intended to keep working as a TD.[3] Fitzpatrick said he had "compared notes" with Brian Lenihan. "We are both on a journey. We talk and chat to one another about our illnesses".[5] He gave a presentation on his condition to the Irish Motor Neurone Research Foundation.[6] He lost his seat at the February 2011 general election and died that October.[7][8] Fianna Fáil cancelled its Wolfe Tone commemoration at Bodenstown, County Kildare as a mark of respect.[4][5] His funeral was in the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Allenwood, County Kildare.[9][10] References
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