Breandán Mac Cionnaith

Breandán Mac Cionnaith (English: Brendan McKenna) (born c. 1958) is an Irish politician and a prominent residents' group leader. He is the General Secretary of éirígí, a socialist republican party. He used to be an adviser to Sinn Féin members of the Northern Ireland Assembly. He came to prominence in the 1990s as the spokesman for the Garvaghy Road Residents' Coalition (also known as the Garvaghy Road Residents' Association). In the early 1980s, Mac Cionnaith was jailed for six years for his involvement in blowing up the British Legion hall in Portadown.^[1]

Garvaghy stand-off

From 1997, Mac Cionnaith was the spokesman for the Garvaghy Road residents in the Drumcree conflict, which centres on the desire of the Orange Order to walk a traditional route through an area that had become predominantly Roman Catholic. In 1997 he was elected to Craigavon Borough Council for the Portadown area and sat on the council until 2001^[2]

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. 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 Orange Institution and of the Royal Ulster Constabulary (since replaced by the PSNI).^[6] Mac Cionnaith is also a prominent campaigner for an inquiry into the murder of solicitor Rosemary Nelson.^[6]

Mac Cionnaith joined the socialist republican political party éirígí, and was elected General Secretary of the organisation in May 2009.

References

↑ Northern Protestants An Unsettled People, Chapter:Portadown, Susan McKay, 2000, ISBN 0-85640-666-X
↑ Craigavon election results
↑ Wallace, Ashleigh (2002-01-23). "Threats to 'no march' leaders". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 12 April 2007.
↑ "Garvaghy spokesman leaves party". BBC. 2007-04-10. Retrieved 2007-04-12.
↑ McAdam, Noel (2007-04-10). "Differences over policing believed to be cause of split". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 2007-04-12.
1 2 Irish news Internet Service (2001). "Irish News: Drumcree Special". The Irish News. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 12 April 2007.

Provisional Irish Republican Army

General

Organisation

Attacks

Insurgency, 1969–1977	Battle of St Matthew's 1970 RUC booby-trap bombing Scottish soldiers' killings Balmoral showroom bombing Abercorn bombing Donegall St bombing Battle at Springmartin Bloody Friday Claudy bombing Coleraine bombings M62 coach bombing Guildford pub bombings Brook's Club Bomb Attack British Airways bombing attempt Birmingham pub bombings Bayardo Bar attack Caterham Arms pub bombing London Hilton bombing Green Park Tube Station Bombing Scott's (restaurant) bombing Walton's Restaurant bombing Drummuckavall ambush Balcombe Street siege Kingsmill massacre
Long War, 1977–1988	Jonesboro Gazelle downing La Mon restaurant bombing Warrenpoint ambush Dunmurry train explosion Lough Foyle attacks Hyde Park and Regent's Park bombings Harrods bombing Woolwich barracks Brighton hotel bombing Ballygawley Land Mine Attack Newry mortar attack Ballygawley attack JHQ Rheindahlen bombing (Germany)
Peace Process, 1988–1998	Corporals killings Lisburn van bombing 1988 Netherlands Attacks Inglis Barracks Ballygawley bus bombing Jonesborough ambush Deal barracks bombing Derryard attack Derrygorry Gazelle downing RFA Fort Victoria bombing Proxy bombings Downing St mortar attack Mullacreevie ambush Glenanne barracks bombing Teebane bombing Cloghoge attack 1992 Manchester bombing South Armagh sniper campaign Warrington bomb attacks Cullaville occupation Bishopsgate bombing Battle of Newry Road Shankill Road bombing Crossmaglen Lynx downing Drumcree conflict Docklands bombing 1996 Manchester bombing Osnabrück mortar attack Thiepval barracks bombing Coalisland attack July 1997 riots

Chiefs of Staff

Seán Mac Stíofáin (1969–72)
Joe Cahill (1972–73)
Seamus Twomey (1973)
Éamonn O'Doherty (1973–74)
Seamus Twomey (1974–77)
Gerry Adams (1977–78)
Martin McGuinness (1978–82)
Ivor Bell (1982–83)
Kevin McKenna (1983–97)
Thomas "Slab" Murphy (1997–2005)

Personalities
(Volunteers)

Espionage &
Supergrasses

Denis Donaldson
Freddie Scappaticci (allegedly "Stakeknife")
Martin McGartland
Raymond Gilmour
Kevin Fulton
Joseph Fenton
Eamon Collins

Associates

Derivatives

Prominent killings

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