Kevin Kiely
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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 2011 Irish general election. He unsuccessfully ran as an Independent candidate for the constituency of Limerick City.[9]
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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