Breandán Mac Cionnaith
Breandán Mac Cionnaith | |
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Member of Craigavon Borough Council | |
In office 21 May 1997 – 7 June 2001 | |
Preceded by | William Ramsay |
Succeeded by | Brian McKeown |
Constituency | Portadown |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Irish |
Political party | Sinn Fein (before 2007) |
Other political affiliations | Independent Nationalist |
Breandán Mac Cionnaith is an Irish politician and a prominent residents' group leader. He is a member of
Garvaghy stand-off
From 1997, Mac Cionnaith was the spokesman for the Garvaghy Road residents in the
Prior to 2002, Mac Cionnaith had received death threats and a live bullet had been sent to him.[3]
Other activity
On 10 April 2007, Mac Cionnaith resigned from Sinn Féin, soon after the party decided to support the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI)[4][5] and after an unsuccessful attempt to secure the party's nomination for the Northern Ireland Assembly elections.[citation needed] Mac Cionnaith continues to serve as spokesman for the Garvaghy Road Residents Coalition and, in February 2010, he helped formulate a joint submission to the Northern Ireland Assembly's Working Party on Parading Issues.
Mac Cionnaith has been critical of the
Mac Cionnaith joined the socialist republican political party Éirígí, and was elected General Secretary of the organisation in May 2009.
References
- ISBN 0-85640-666-X
- ^ Craigavon election results
- ^ Wallace, Ashleigh (23 January 2002). "Threats to 'no march' leaders". Belfast Telegraph. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2007.
- ^ "Garvaghy spokesman leaves party". BBC. 10 April 2007. Retrieved 12 April 2007.
- ^ McAdam, Noel (10 April 2007). "Differences over policing believed to be cause of split". Belfast Telegraph. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 12 April 2007.
- ^ a b Irish news Internet Service (2001). "Irish News: Drumcree Special". The Irish News. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 12 April 2007.