Gerald Kean

Gerald Kean
Born	1957 (age 59–60) Cork, Ireland
Residence	Dublin, Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Education	University College Dublin (UCD)
Occupation	Solicitor
Employer	Self-employed
Height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Spouse(s)	ex wife Clodagh
Children	Kirsten

Gerald Kean (born in Cork in 1957) is a well known Irish solicitor from County Cork. He is regularly the subject of social columns, particularly in the Sunday newspapers which have reported his lavish spending sprees and sun holidays involving his wife and other people, with The Irish Times once describing him as having a "celestial odour". Mr Kean has also appeared in numerous television shows including Prime Time, Tubridy Tonight, The Afternoon Show, The Podge and Rodge Show, The Restaurant and The Panel and on radio shows such as The Marian Finucane Show.

Kean competed in the first season of Celebrity Bainisteoir, finishing second to Marty Whelan. He later wrote a book about his experience. The book features several photos of Kean, with the English association footballer Alan Shearer being employed to write the foreword. The book discusses his business relationship with Shearer, including his handling of Shearer's contract negotiations before agreeing to take up the position of Newcastle United manager as well as their co-ownership of 'The Happy Magpie' gastropub in Newcastle City Centre.

Kean is in an on-off relationship with socialite Lisa Murphy (43). Although, they have announced a formal parting of the ways, with Murphy reportedly being "spoilt" by her parents at their home.

Kean grew up in Cork following his birth there in 1957. His father was a member of Ireland's police force (Garda Síochána), his now-dead uncle Liam Hamilton was a former chief justice and two other uncles were also members of the legal profession. At twelve years of age Kean moved to County Wicklow. His parents began a bed and breakfast to pay his college fees to attend University College Dublin (UCD). At UCD Kean encountered his wife, Clodagh. He began his first job with the late solicitor Michael Martin on Dublin's Capel Street, earning a starting salary of IR£7,000 per annum, but had left to set up his own practice by the late 1980s. Through his cousin, the late English musician Wally Nightingale, and through acquaintances made in the course of speaking at lunches in England and the United States, he met a number of musicians and informed them of Ireland's tax exemptions for artists. Kean credits this with boosting his fledgling career.

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