Seamus Costello
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).
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 38) North Strand, Dublin, Ireland |
| Political party | Irish Republican Socialist Party |
| Other political affiliations | Sinn Féin (1955–1970) Official Sinn Féin (1970–1974) |
| Spouse | Maeliosa Costello |
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.
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