Ruairí Ó Brádaigh

Ruairí Ó Brádaigh (2 October 1932 – 5 June 2013)^[1] was an Irish republican paramilitary and political leader. He was Chief of Staff of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) from 1958–1959 and again from 1960–1962, president of Sinn Féin from 1970 to 1983, and president of Republican Sinn Féin from 1987 to 2009.

Ruairí Ó Bradaigh
Ó Bradaigh in 2004
President of Republican Sinn Féin
In office 1987–2009
Succeeded by	Des Dalton
President of Sinn Féin
In office 1970–1983
Preceded by	Tomás Mac Giolla
Succeeded by	Gerry Adams
Teachta Dála
In office 1957–1961
Preceded by	Frank Carter
Succeeded by	Frank Carter
Constituency	Longford-Westmeath
Personal details
Born	(1932-10-02)2 October 1932 Longford, Irish Free State
Died	5 June 2013(2013-06-05) (aged 80) Roscommon, Republic of Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Political party	Republican Sinn Féin
Other political affiliations	Sinn Féin (1950–1986)
Spouse(s)	Patsy O'Connor (m. ?–2013; his death)
Alma mater	St. Mel's College, University College Dublin

Brádaigh was born on 2 October 1932 in Longford, Irish Free State. He was raised in Dublin, Irish Free State. Brádaigh studied at St. Mel's College and at University College Dublin. He was married to Patsy O'Connor until his death in 2013. They had no children. Brádaigh died on 5 June 2013 in Roscommon, Republic of Ireland from a short illness, aged 80.^[2]

References

1. Former republican leader passes away Archived 2013-06-14 at the Wayback Machine, Westmeath Independent, 6 June 2013.
2. Ruairí Ó Brádaigh dies at 80 at BBC News.co.uk

Other websites

• "Ruairí Ó Brádaigh's speech to the 1986 Sinn Féin Ard Fheis Archived 2006-08-29 at the Wayback Machine", CAIN Web Service.
• "Transcript of interview Archived 2006-07-16 at the Wayback Machine" SWR Interview with Ruairi O'Bradaigh
• "Transcript of interview" with Ruairí Ó Brádaigh on the question of the legitimacy of the Republic of Ireland and its institutions on RTÉ Radio 1's News at One programme, 3 March 2002