Jump to full article: Irish Examiner (ie), 2009-10-13
Author: Sean O’Riordan
Intro: CORK county councillors adjourned a scheduled meeting yesterday as a mark of respect to former colleague, Senator Peter Callanan, who died suddenly, on Sunday, at his home in Innishannon.
However, before adjourning, many tributes were made to the pipe-smoking 74-year-old who served on the local authority from 1979 to 2004. . . .
"I will always remember him smoking the pipe. He had a major problem with the smoking ban when it came into the chamber," Mr Hegarty said.
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"Peter fought a serious bout of cancer but always bore it with great dignity," he said. . . .
"I remember visiting him in hospital and he was smoking a cigar. Peter was absolutely adamant that he was going to enjoy what he liked," she added.
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