Philip Treacy (a Treacy quote which is often reproduced): Treacy had previously written a piece for "The Guardian" in May 2001 on what defines the "perfect hat". Treacy's hats are also associated with English royalty, with thirty–six worn at the 29 April 2011 Royal wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton, including the controversial fascinator style hat worn by Princess Beatrice of York. The so–called "pretzel hat" was auctioned for charity by Princess Beatrice on eBay for $130,000 (£80,100.01) on the 22 May 2011. Treacy felt the criticism regarding the "pretzel hat" was very extreme (the hat had its own Facebook page
Seán Treacy (politician) was appointed Minister for Health and Social Welfare. Treacy retired from politics at the 1997 general election. He died in Clonmel on 23 March 2018, at the age of 94. His funeral, which was attended by President Michael D Higgins, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and former minister Martin Mansergh, was held on 26 March 2018. Seán Treacy (politician) Seán Daniel Treacy (22 September 1923 – 23 March 2018) was an Irish Labour Party politician who served as Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann from 1987 to 1997 and 1973 to 1977. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Tipperary South