Timothy O'Connor (1 October 1906 â 21 July 1986) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Kerry South constituency from 1961 to 1981.
A businessman from Killorglin, he was first elected to Dáil ÃÂireann as a Fianna Fáil TD for the Kerry South constituency at the 1961 general election. He was re-elected at each subsequent general election until he lost his seat at the 1981 general election when he was defeated by Labour's Michael Moynihan. He stood unsuccessfully at the 1979 European Parliament election for the Munster constituency. He was also a member of Kerry County Council for many years, representing the Killorglin local electoral area.
In 2023, a memoir was released, documenting the life of O'Connor, written by his son Patrick, before his death in May 2022. The book, "Chub": The Life and Times of a Remarkable Kerryman, was released on 16 November 2023, and had a book launch in Killorglin on 24 November.