Code: | Hurling |
Sport: | Hurling |
Peter Cleere | |
Irish: | Peadar de Cléir |
Nickname: | Chap |
County: | Kilkenny |
Province: | Leinster |
Club: | Blacks and Whites |
Clcounty: | 0 |
Counties: | Kilkenny |
Icposition: | Left wing-forward |
Icyears: | 2004-2007 |
Icapps(Points): | 1 (0-00) |
Icprovince: | 2 |
Icallireland: | 2 |
Nhl: | 0 |
Allstars: | 0 |
Birth Date: | 1983 |
Birth Place: | County Kilkenny, Ireland |
Peter Cleere (born 1983) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He was a hurler who played as a right corner-forward for the Kilkenny senior team.[1]
Cleere made his first appearance for the team during the 2004 Walsh Cup and became a regular member of the team and panel over the following four seasons. During that time he won two All-Ireland winners' medals and two Leinster winners' medals as a non-playing substitute.
At club level Cleere plays with the Blacks and Whites club.
He was elected to Kilkenny County Council in 2014. He was elected Cathaoirleach of the council from 2019 to 2020.[2]
At the 2024 general election, Cleere was elected to the Dáil for the Carlow–Kilkenny constituency.[3]