Former Fianna Fail TD for Tipperary South John “Jackie” Fahey has died at the age of 91.
His political career spanned from 1950 to 1999.
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Fahey, born in Clonmel in 1928, had a background in farming and insurance before venturing into politics in 1950, when he won a seat on the Waterford County Council.
A seat he held from 1950 to 1970, and then again from 1975 to 1999.
Mr Fahey was first elected to Dáil Éireann for the Tipperary South Constituency in 1965, a seat he held for 12 years, before being elected for the Waterford constituency for a further 15 years.
Fianna Fail TD Jackie Cahill commended the former TD’s efforts for his constituents.
Ar Dheis dé go raibh a anam.
