| Office: | Cathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann |
| Term Start: | 12 September 2002 |
| Term End: | 13 September 2007 |
| Predecessor: | Brian Mullooly |
| Successor: | Pat Moylan |
| Office1: | Senator |
| Term Start1: | 23 February 1983 |
| Term End1: | 13 September 2007 |
| Term Start2: | 27 October 1977 |
| Term End2: | 13 May 1982 |
| Constituency2: | Agricultural Panel |
| Birth Date: | 1 May 1934 |
| Birth Place: | Kilmallock, County Limerick, Ireland |
| Death Place: | County Limerick, Ireland |
| Nationality: | Irish |
| Party: | Fianna Fáil |
| Spouse: | Eileen O'Connor |
| Children: | 4 |
| Alma Mater: | University College Cork |
Rory Kiely (1 May 1934 – 13 June 2018) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. Kiely was an unsuccessful candidate for the Dáil at the 1969 general election for the Limerick West.[1] Kiely was first elected in 1977, to the 14th Seanad. He was re-elected by the Agricultural Panel to every subsequent Seanad, except for the short-lived 16th Seanad in 1982, until he retired in 2007. He was the Cathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann from 2002 to 2007.[2]
He was born in Feenagh, Kilmallock, County Limerick. A farmer, he was married to Eileen Kiely (née O'Connor) and had two sons and two daughters. He was educated at C.B.S. Charleville, County Cork and University College Cork (Diploma in Social and Rural Science).
He was a trustee of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) and was a member of Munster Council GAA from 1982. He was also a former chair of Limerick GAA county board.
He died on 13 June 2018, at the age of 84.[3]