Aengus Ó Snodaigh
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Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD |
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Sinn Féin Spokesperson on Defence Sinn Féin Chief Whip |
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Assumed office April 2011 |
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| Leader | Gerry Adams |
| Preceded by | position established |
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Assumed office May 2002 |
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| Constituency | Dublin South-Central |
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31 July 1964 Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Sinn Féin |
| Spouse(s) | Aisling Ní Dálaigh |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University College Dublin |
Aengus Ó Snodaigh ([ˈeːŋɡəsˠ oː ˈsˠn̪ˠɔd̪ˠiː] born 31 July 1964) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician, author and historian. He has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin South-Central constituency since May 2002, and is the party spokesperson on Social Protection and Communities.
A Dubliner and Irish language speaker, he attended school at Scoil Lorcáin and Coláiste Eoin, before studying at University College Dublin (UCD). Ó Snodaigh joined Sinn Féin while at university, where he was active in student politics, in 1983. He completed a Bachelor of Arts in History and Geography, and a Higher Diploma in Education. Having secured his teaching qualifications, he went on to teach at secondary level and as a literacy teacher in Dublin's inner city.
He is also the editor of Fealsúnacht, Feall agus Fuil which is a collection of historical essays concentrating on the 1798 Rebellion and several pamphlets on aspects of Irish republican history. He is a member of the board of the Ireland Institute, aimed at promoting discussion on Irish republicanism, culture and heritage which restored the Pearse brothers birthplace and original family home at 27 Pearse Street, Dublin, and joint editor of the Institute's journal, The Republic. Ó Snodaigh is the brother of the three Ó Snodaigh brothers in the band Kíla and is the son of the writer and publisher Pádraig Ó Snodaigh and the sculptor Clioḋna Cussen from Newcastlewest, County Limerick. He is married to Aisling Ní Dhálaigh; they live in Bluebell with their three children. He also worked as a journalist, book reviewer and proofreader for An Phoblacht newspaper. In one incident a book-bomb was sent to the office by Ulster loyalist paramilitaries and he carried the device outside the building, where it exploded a short time later, injuring two soldiers.
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