Tributes paid to veteran Councillor Pat Karney ‘a force of nature who served our city’
Tributes have been paid to Councillor Pat Karney following his passing yesterday (13 October 2026).
He had represented the Harpurhey ward on Manchester City Council since 1979 and was a prominent politician for much of that time, including playing a pivotal role in the regeneration of the city centre following the IRA bomb attack on the city centre in 1996.
Mayor of Greater Manchester Bev Craig, who worked closely with Cllr Carney between 2011 and 2026 when she was Councillor for Burnage and then Leader of Manchester City Counci... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...
