Kevin Kiely
Kevin Kiely is an Irish politician and former Mayor of Limerick from 2009–10.[1] He was made a Peace Commissioner in 1983 by the then Fine Gael Minister for Justice, Michael Noonan.[2] He is a member of Fine Gael.[2]
Career in politics
He was first elected to Limerick City Council in 1985.[2] He was re-elected to the council in June 2009.[2] He is a member of the Governing Authority of the University of Limerick.[2] He is Chairman of Limerick City Council Joint Policing and a former Chairman of Limerick City Council Future Planning.[2] He is married with two children.[2] In November 2009, he called for unemployed European Union nationals to be deported from Ireland.[3] His views led to a debate over racism.[4] This was part of a broader controversy surrounding racist comments from Fine Gael members in Limerick.[5]
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.[6] 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.[7][8]
Departure from Fine Gael
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.[9]
References
- ^ "What I Love about Limerick - Mayor Kevin Kiely - Limerick Leader". Limerickleader.ie. 2009-07-03. Retrieved 2014-08-08.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Governing Authority Membership - University of Limerick - VPAS". 1981-06-12. Retrieved 2014-08-08.
- ^ Wednesday, November 11, 2009 - 12:27 PM (2009-11-11). "Limerick Mayor calls for deportations of unemployed immigrants". Examiner.ie. Retrieved 2014-08-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ http://forth.ie/index.php/content/article/forced_deportations_arent_racist_theyre_just_stupid/
- ^ "FG candidates accused of racism - Limerick Leader". Limerickleader.ie. 2009-06-03. Retrieved 2014-08-08.
- ^ "Limerick Mayor backs licensing laws changes - RTÉ News". Rte.ie. 2010-03-06. Retrieved 2014-08-08.
- ^ http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2010/0609/1224272123165.html
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ [2] Archived February 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
External links
- RTÉ News: Town and city councils elect mayors, 15 June 2009
- Kenny criticises deportation remark, The Irish Times, 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 Observer, 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