'A true socialist, a real rebel and probably, the nicest person I have ever met.'
Tributes have been paid to veteran civil rights campaigner and socialist activist Dermie McClenaghan after he sadly passed away.
He was a founding member of Derry's Citizens Action Committee and was one of the people instrumental in the historic civil rights march in Derry on October 5, 1968.Paying tribute, Foyle MLA Colum Eastwood said: "I’m so sad to hear that Dermie McClenaghan has passed. A true socialist, a real rebel and probably, the nicest person I have ever met. He was there at the beginning. We’ll miss him.
A lifelong friend, former People Before Profit leader Eamonn McCann said "there wasn't a bad bone in his body"."People would say of him that there wasn't a bad bone in his body - that was absolutely the case." Speaking to BBC Radio Foyle, Mr McCann revealed that the two had shared a Christmas drink as recently as Thursday."I am pleased we met in that context and with friends around, that we had a hug, that we said goodbye before he died - that was a blessing." To get the latest breaking news from Co Derry straight to your inbox, sign up to our free newsletter.
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