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Death of Ballymun community activist Sean O Cionnaith

category national | miscellaneous | news report author Monday February 17, 2003 14:14author by John Jefferies - The Workers' Party Report this post to the editors

Leading Workers' Party member dies suddenly aged 63

Dublin North West Workers' Party representative Seán Ó Cionnaith died suddenly at his Ballymun home aged 63. Seán had taken part in the huge Dublin anti-war demonstration only hours earlier.
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The Workers’ Party representative in Dublin North West, Ballymun community activist
Seán Ó Cionnaith has died suddenly at his home.

A former Dublin City Councillor, Mr. Ó Cionnaith (63) had been a leading member of the Workers’ Party since the late 1950s and was a member of a large number of community, campaigning and political organisations in the Ballymun and Finglas areas and nationally.

A native of Ballinasloe, Co. Galway Seán had lived in Dublin for many years.

Seán served as General Secretary of (Official) Sinn Féin during the 1970s and has been a member of the Ard Chomhairle for over 30 years. He played a leading role in a number of campaigning organisations during the 1960s organising demonstrations on issues such as housing, public right to fish on inland waterways, Irish speakers rights and many other campaigns.

Among the organisations that Seán Ó Cionnaith played an important role are the following:

National Association of Tenant’s Organisations (National PRO)
National Waterways Restoration Campaign (founding member)
Dublin Housing Action Committee (founding member)
Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign
Irish Anti-Apartheid Movement
The Peace Train Organisation (founding member)
Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association
Ballymun Drugs Taskforce
Ballymun Neighbourhood Watch
Ballymun Better Lifts Campaign

Seán’s last political act was to walk in the huge anti-war demonstration in Dublin on Saturday.

Workers’ Party President Seán Garland, a close political and personal friend of Sean’s since the 1950s paid warm tribute to his comrade this morning. “The sudden and tragic death of Seán Ó Cionnaith has stunned and shocked thousands of people in Ballymun and throughout Ireland. His many friends in the United States, Britain, Asia and Europe will also mourn him. For decades Seán played a significant role in Solidarity movements for Cuba, Korea and Vietnam. We salute his life and his memory”, said Mr. Garland.

author by rippublication date Mon Feb 17, 2003 15:09author address author phone Report this post to the editors

rip and GI Joe should be ashamed - he is full to the brim with hate

author by Aine - YFGpublication date Mon Feb 17, 2003 15:33author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Wasnt this man on the Offical IRA Leadership when they bombed Aldershot killing 7 women and a priest? What does this mean? Workers Party Bombs Good, US Bombs Bad?

author by Mickpublication date Mon Feb 17, 2003 15:38author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Aine from YFG obviously never heard of the Fine Gael attrocity at Ballyseedy or the execution of 78 prisoners in reprisal for the assassination of Michael Collins.

The thing is that some organisations / countries were prepared to learn from their mistakes. The United States continues to repeat its 'mistakes'.

author by Proinseas O Rianpublication date Mon Feb 17, 2003 17:35author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Yes, the official IRA bombed the officers mess in Aldershot a month after Bloody Sunday.

Yes, it was wrong and it killed innocent people.

And, I'm afraid, that at that time I would have cheered if it had killed senior parachute regiment officers.

author by fuinseogpublication date Mon Feb 17, 2003 18:37author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Glad to see the deletion of hate-filled comments. Can we take it that any posting which welcomes someone's death will be deleted?

In a wider context, can the ongoing process of editorial control be made clearer by establishing a process whereby the policies being implemented are detailed somewhere on the site as they are developed. Consistency is very important if the process is to be fair.

author by Daithipublication date Mon Feb 17, 2003 21:16author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Fuinseog - most if not all of the development of editorial policies etc can be seen on the mailing lists (http://lists.indymedia.org - subscribe to both imc-ireland-editorial and imc-ireland-newswire for a full picture). Over the past few weeks we spun off a conversation on codifying a lot of the ad hoc policies that we've been using; often they are responses discussed on the list as a response to a particular situation and, as you point out, consistency is something that we should try to establish at all times.

Maidir le do cheist mar gheall ar teanga, phleamar seo cupla uair ar an liosta; is fearr sliocht a bhfuil scriofa i bhFraincis a fhoilsiu ar cuid eile den greasan idirnaisiunta IMC. Mar a duras, de ghnath nuair a bhfuil rud eigin foilsithe anseo i dteanga iasachta, bionn se foilsithe ar fud an domain ar gach uile suiomh IMC. Ansin, ta se i gcoinne an polasai.

author by John Jefferies - The Workers' Partypublication date Tue Feb 18, 2003 11:13author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Seán Ó Cionnaith will lay in repose at Fanahan's Funeral Home, Church Street, Finglas on Wednesday (19th). A service will be held at Glasnevin Crematorium, Dublin at 12.45pm Thursday (20th) followed by cremation.

author by Seoirse MacDomhnaillpublication date Wed Sep 22, 2004 06:57author address author phone Report this post to the editors

I knew Sean well, and can say without hesitation that he as a man who loved and worked tirelessly for all the oppressed people in the world as International Affairs Director of SFWP/WP. We have all made a long journey from our beginnings, for good or ill. He was a great man of inexhaustable energy and skill, and the world is poorer for his passing. May he rest in peace and may his spirit carry us on. Power to the people.

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