Patrick Kerrigan

For the New York politician, see Patrick J. Kerrigan.

Patrick Kerrigan
Teachta Dála
In office June 1977 – 4 July 1979
Constituency	Cork City
Senator
In office 1 June 1973 – 16 June 1977
Constituency	Nominated by the Taoiseach
Personal details
Born	(1928-02-21)21 February 1928 County Cork, Ireland
Died	4 July 1979(1979-07-04) (aged 51) County Cork, Ireland
Political party	Labour Party

Patrick Kerrigan (21 February 1928 – 4 July 1979) was an Irish Labour Party Senator and later a Teachta Dála (TD).[1]

A trade union official, Kerrigan was an unsuccessful candidate in the Cork City North-West constituency at the 1969 general election. He lost again at the 1973 general election, when a Fine Gael-Labour Party coalition government took office. Kerrigan was then nominated by the Taoiseach, Liam Cosgrave, to the 13th Seanad, where he served until 1977.[1]

At the 1977 general election, Kerrigan was elected in the new five-seat Cork City constituency,[2] where Fianna Fáil leader Jack Lynch topped the poll with over 39% of the vote, leading his party to a landslide 20-seat majority in the 144-seat Dáil Éireann.

Kerrigan took his seat in the 21st Dáil, but died in office two years later on 4 July 1979, aged 51. The by-election for his Dáil seat was held on 7 November and won by Fine Gael's Liam Burke, a former TD who had lost his seat to Kerrigan at the 1977 general election.[2]

Kerrigan was also Lord Mayor of Cork for the 1973 to 1974.[3]

References

1. "Patrick Kerrigan". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
2. "Patrick Kerrigan". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
3. "Previous Mayors of Cork". Cork City Council. Retrieved 11 December 2022.

Civic offices
Preceded by Seán O'Leary	Lord Mayor of Cork 1973–1974	Succeeded by Pearse Wyse