Seamus Costello
Irish republican (1939-1977) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Seamus Costello (Irish: Séamus Mac Coisdealbha, 1939 – 5 October 1977) was an Irish politician. He was a leader of Official Sinn Féin and the Official Irish Republican Army and latterly of the Irish Republican Socialist Party (IRSP) and the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA).
Quick Facts Wicklow County Councillor, Constituency ...
Seamus Costello | |
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![]() Costello during a December 1975 interview with RTÉ | |
Wicklow County Councillor | |
In office March 1967 – October 1977 | |
Constituency | Bray |
Personal details | |
Born | 1939 Old Connaught Avenue, Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland |
Died | 5 October 1977 (aged 37 or 38) North Strand, Dublin, Ireland |
Manner of death | Assassination by gunshot |
Political party | Irish Republican Socialist Party |
Other political affiliations | Sinn Féin (1955–1970) Official Sinn Féin (1970–1974) |
Spouse | Maeliosa Costello |
Children | 4 |
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He argued for a combination of socialist politics on economic issues and traditional physical force Irish republicanism. He is best remembered for the founding of the IRSP and the INLA. He was a victim of a feud with his former comrades in the Official IRA.