11 Facts About Derek Keating

Derek Keating was an Irish Fine Gael politician who served as a Teachta Dala for the Dublin Mid-West constituency from 2011 to 2016.

Derek Keating had served as a local councillor for Lucan in the South Dublin County Council.

Derek Keating was a director of elections for Progressive Democrats candidate Tom Morrissey in the Castleknock local electoral area at the 1991 local elections.

Derek Keating was elected by just four votes over Fine Gael incumbent Peter Brady.

Derek Keating became a TD for Dublin Mid-West in February 2011, serving until 2016 alongside Leo Varadkar, in which Varadkar described Derek Keating as a "hard-working public representative".

Derek Keating was re-elected for Fine Gael in 2011 following vote shares in his favor at 26.88 percent in the 2009 elections, which was the strongest votes in the country.

Derek Keating was accused in May 2013, in a newspaper article by a school principal in Lucan, of falsely claiming credit for getting an extension to the school.

Derek Keating called Gardai and provided names of people he had recognised.

Derek Keating was married to Anne, a former deputy school principal, for more than four decades till his death; they had two daughters.

Derek Keating was diagnosed with dementia late in his life; he was reported to be "still doing 5K runs" in late 2022, but his health deteriorated quickly in the following months.

Derek Keating died on 6 May 2023, at the age of 67.