Patrick Cooney

Patrick Mark Cooney (2 March 1931 – 6 December 2025) was an Irish Fine Gael politician. He was a government minister in the cabinets of Liam Cosgrave (1973–1977) and Garret FitzGerald (1981–1982 and 1982–1987). 

Cooney was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Leinster constituency from 1989 to 1994. He was a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Longford–Westmeath constituency from 1970 to 1977 and between 1981 and 1989. He also was a Senator for the Cultural and Educational Panel from 1977 to 1981.

Cooney died on 6 December 2025 in Dublin, Ireland at the age of 94.

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