Jerry Cronin

Jeremiah Cronin (14 September 1925 – 19 October 1990) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Minister for Defence from 1970 to 1973 and Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture and Fisheries from 1969 to 1970. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork North-East constituency from 1965 to 1981 and a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Munster constituency from 1979 to 1984.

He was born in Currabeha, Fermoy, County Cork, the son of Alice Mulcahy and Sean Cronin. His uncle, Arthur Mulcahy, was a member of the Irish Republican Army, and was shot by British forces during the Irish War of Independence on 22 March 1921. Cronin died on 19 October 1990, having suffered with Parkinson's disease. He was married to Shelia Sheehan; they had lived in Mallow, County Cork, and had six children.