Ruairí Ó Brádaigh
| Ruairí Ó Bradaigh | |
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Ó Bradaigh in 2004
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| President of Republican Sinn Féin | |
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In office 1987–2009 |
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| Succeeded by | Des Dalton |
| Leader of Sinn Féin | |
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In office 1970–1983 |
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| Preceded by | Tomás Mac Giolla |
| Succeeded by | Gerry Adams |
| Teachta Dála | |
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In office 1957–1961 |
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| Preceded by | Frank Carter |
| Succeeded by | Frank Carter |
| Constituency | Longford–Westmeath |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Peter Roger Casement Brady 2 October 1932 Longford, County Longford, Ireland |
| Died | 5 June 2013 (aged 80) Roscommon, County Roscommon, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Republican Sinn Féin |
| Other political affiliations |
Sinn Féin (1950–86) |
| Spouse(s) | Patsy O'Connor |
| Children | 6 |
| Alma mater | University College Dublin |
Ruairí Ó Brádaigh ([ˈɾˠuəɾʲiː oː bˠɾˠaːd̪ˠiː], born Peter Roger Casement Brady; 2 October 1932 – 5 June 2013) was an Irish republican paramilitary and political leader. He was Chief of Staff of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) from 1958 to 1959 and again from 1960 to 1962, president of Sinn Féin from 1970 to 1983, and president of Republican Sinn Féin from 1987 to 2009.
Ó Brádaigh, born Peter Roger Casement Brady, was born into a middle-class republican family in Longford that lived in a duplex home on Battery Road. His father, Matt Brady, was an IRA volunteer and was severely wounded in an encounter with the Royal Irish Constabulary, in 1919. His mother, May Caffrey, was a Cumann na mBan volunteer, and graduate of University College Dublin, class of 1922, with a degree in Commerce. His father died when he was ten, and was given a paramilitary funeral led by his former IRA colleagues. His mother, prominent as the Secretary for the County Longford Board of Health, lived until 1974. Ó Brádaigh was educated at St Mel's College, leaving in 1950, and University College Dublin, from where he graduated with a commerce degree (BComm) and certification in the teaching of the Irish language, in 1954. That year he took a job teaching Irish at Roscommon Vocational School, in Roscommon.
He joined Sinn Féin in 1950. While at university, in 1951, he joined the Irish Republican Army. In September 1951, he marched with the IRA at the unveiling of the Seán Russell monument in Fairview Park, Dublin. A teacher by profession, he was also a Training Officer for the IRA. In 1954, he was appointed to the Military Council of the IRA, a subcommittee set up by the IRA Army Council in 1950 to plan a military campaign against Royal Ulster Constabulary barracks in Northern Ireland.
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