"Patrick Mark \"Paddy\" Cooney (born 2 March 1931) is a former Irish Fine Gael politician. Most notable as Minister for Justice from 1973 to 1977, he was a Teachta D\u00E1la (TD) for 15 years, a senator for four years, and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for five years.Cooney was born in 1931 and was educated at Castleknock College and University College Dublin."@en .