Mr Frank Taylor (83), a former Fine Gael TD, has died suddenly at his home in Clare. He was father of Senator Madeline Taylor Quinn and lived in Moyasta, Kilrush. He is survived by his wife, Anne Rita, and three other daughters, Anne, Rosemary and Deirdre.
He served in the Dail from 1959 until 1981 and was a councillor, a founder member of Macra na Feirme, a prominent member of the IFA and the ICMSA and a member of the Mid Western Regional Development Organisation. He was a commandant with the FCA's D Company 22nd Battalion for almost 30 years until 1969.