Raymond Crotty

Raymond Crotty
Born
Raymond Dominick Crotty

(1925-01-22)22 January 1925
Kilkenny, Ireland
Died1 January 1994(1994-01-01) (aged 68)
Dublin, Ireland
EducationSt. Kieran's College
Alma mater
Occupations
  • Farmer
  • economist
  • writer
  • lecturer
Known forOpposition to Ireland's membership of the European Union
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Raymond Dominick Crotty (22 January 1925 – 1 January 1994) was an Irish economist, writer, academic and farmer, who was known for his opposition to Ireland's membership of the European Union.

In 1987, he mounted a successful legal challenge in Crotty v An Taoiseach at the Irish Supreme Court against the Government of Ireland's attempt to ratify the Single European Act without reference to the people in a referendum.