Seamus Brennan, TD dies age 60

darkman2

Former FF minister Seamus Brennan dies aged 60

Wednesday July 09 2008

Former government minister Seamus Brennan has died this morning at the age of 60 following a battle with serious illness.

The Galway-born Fianna Fail TD had resigned from the cabinet in May of this year due to ill health.

He passed away early this morning at his home in the Churchtown area of Dublin.

Mr Brennan was secretary general of Fianna Fail between 1973 and 1980 before being elected to the Dail in 1981.

He served in several senior ministries, including education and transport.

At the time of his resignation from the cabinet, he was Minister for Arts, Sports and Tourism.

Mr Brennan was also a prominent member of the so-called "gang of 22" that tried to wrest control of Fianna Fail from Charlie Haughey in the early 1980s.

He is survived by his wife Anne, two sons and four daughters.

Very sad - I saw him on a TV3 interview a couple of months back and he looked and sounded terrible. I thought he looked really sick.

Sherifu

RIP.

ntlbell

darkman2 wrote: »

I thought he looked really sick.

Looks like you were spot on aul chap.

snollup

Not being smart but who cares. People die all the time, that life. At the end of the day he was partly responsible for the state of this country so sorry but like I said who cares. Rather save my sympathy for those more deserving.

Ross_Mahon

Is he alright now?

rossie1977

met seamus just once in 2006, really quiet man. i was renting a room in a house his mother owned and seamus and his sister came over after their mother died. he only lived 2 years after his mother passed away, sad

Latchy

Met him once on the campaign trail back in the 80s .Nice man

rip

Steve_o

snollup wrote: »

Not being smart but who cares. People die all the time, that life. At the end of the day he was partly responsible for the state of this country so sorry but like I said who cares. Rather save my sympathy for those more deserving.

Didn't your mother ever teach you that "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all...."

chris85

snollup wrote: »

Not being smart but who cares. People die all the time, that life. At the end of the day he was partly responsible for the state of this country so sorry but like I said who cares. Rather save my sympathy for those more deserving.

If you got nothing nice to say just say nothing. Bit of respect for the dead.

RIP

Duggy747

He had always reminded me of something like a stunt double for Charlie Haughey.

RIP

Dudess

snollup wrote: »

Not being smart but who cares. People die all the time, that life.

And when someone well known dies, more attention is paid to their death. Understandable. Maybe not fair but human nature. You can't blame people for not paying as much attention to Mr Murphy down the road when he's not as well known as Seamus Brennan.

At the end of the day he was partly responsible for the state of this country so sorry but like I said who cares.

His wife and six children do. He was a dad and husband, and a cruel illness killed him at age 60 - in times like that, who cares about the government and the state of this country (hardly Zimbabwe btw)?

Rather save my sympathy for those more deserving.

Wow. He was hardly a cruel bastard. And he seemed like one of the more decent members of Fianna Fáil. Seemed like a lovely fella actually. Can't politics be left out at a time like this?

Slartibartfast

I know some of his family well and had met him, he was a very nice man and I think it's thoroughly disrespectful and insulting to his family to use the current state of the economy to almost sound like you're glad he's dead. RIP.

Cool_CM

snollup wrote: »

Not being smart but who cares. People die all the time, that life. At the end of the day he was partly responsible for the state of this country so sorry but like I said who cares. Rather save my sympathy for those more deserving.

They blame politicians, but it's really the people with this attitude are not partly but totally responsible for the state of our country, when they die nobody will give a sh*t.
RIP Seamus Brennan

_feedback_

ntlbell wrote: »

Looks like you were spot on aul chap.

I hate when I laugh at inappropriate jokes


RIP Seamus.

liamo

snollup wrote: »

Not being smart but who cares. People die all the time, that life. At the end of the day he was partly responsible for the state of this country so sorry but like I said who cares. Rather save my sympathy for those more deserving.

What an obnoxious w@nker you are !!
Take your sick gloating and f*ck off somewhere else.

eVeNtInE

This post has been deleted.

Dudess

liamo wrote: »

What an obnoxious w@nker you are !!
Take your sick gloating and f*ck off somewhere else.

Banned for personal abuse.

Pepe LeFrits

Dudess wrote: »

Banned for personal abuse.

heh, when calling a spade a spade doesn't pay.

jaykay74

snollup wrote: »

Not being smart but who cares. People die all the time, that life. At the end of the day he was partly responsible for the state of this country so sorry but like I said who cares. Rather save my sympathy for those more deserving.

Wow you took the time to type that :eek:

Met the man once and he was a nice genuine man. He did a lot of good locally (He was our local TD). RIP Seamus

CountingCrows

Why do people post these death notices in OH's.. simply asking for trouble :rolleyes:

sink

snollup wrote: »

Not being smart but who cares. People die all the time, that life. At the end of the day he was partly responsible for the state of this country so sorry but like I said who cares. Rather save my sympathy for those more deserving.

Wow, the callousness you show for a fellow human being tells me he was a far greater man than you'll ever be. RIP.

ntlbell

liamo wrote: »

What an obnoxious w@nker you are !!
Take your sick gloating and f*ck off somewhere else.

Not an enda kenny fan so?

VERYinterested

I am involved in a local football club in Seamus's constituency and I have to say that whenever we were in trouble we went to Seamus, and he always delivered. Had a brilliant team in place and I know from speaking to others that he always did his utmost to help. I met him several times at presentations and he always struck me as a nice humble family man and a very easy person to converse with. Not being a political person myself, it was always nice to get help when we were stuck most and I can't understand how anyone could say a bad word against him, RIP and deepest condolances to his family.

Quality

Seamus was a gentleman, Had been in his company many times in the past.

Good friend of Berties too.

May he Rest in Peace. And sincere sympathy to all his family of course.

griffdaddy

whatever people think of Fianna Fail is irrelevant. I'd have voted for Seamus Brennan if he was running with any party, such was the quality of his work on a local level. Ask anyone around Rathfarnham / Knocklyon (and i'm sure other areas in the constituency) who needed his help at some stage what they thought of him, that'll give you some idea of what kinda person he was.

RIP

super_furry

Seamus Brennan did something I though no politician would ever be able to do – he got me to vote for Fianna Fail. It was all thanks to his stance against the bullying and aggressive tactics of the GAA when they tried to prevent Shamrock Rovers from getting into Tallaght. Despite being a GAA man all his life, he stood up for Rovers against the GAA and it’s thanks to him in large parts that we’ll be playing there next season.

BloodSugarSex

good riddance to the little sap

Ron DMC

BloodSugarSex wrote: »

good riddance to the little sap

Uncalled for.

He was a good man.

javaboy

BloodSugarSex wrote: »

good riddance to the little sap

Real class act there BloodSugarSex. Your post on the thread about which county is the most embarrassing is also a shining example of human acheivement. I salute you. :rolleyes:

Dudess

BloodSugarSex wrote: »

good riddance to the little sap

Don't troll.

CtrlSource

Steve_o wrote: »

Quote:
Originally Posted by snollup
Not being smart but who cares. People die all the time, that life. At the end of the day he was partly responsible for the state of this country so sorry but like I said who cares. Rather save my sympathy for those more deserving.

Didn't your mother ever teach you that "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all...."

+1.

What a pathetic contribution to the forum from snollup.

BTW, this sad news already made it to boards here

truecrippler

Jahsus, I didn't even know he was sick. Was just eating a stir fry with me parents and they brought it up :eek:.

I remember him knocking on me door a few years ago, shaking hands and representing himself, was cool to talk to.

R.I.P.

Dudess

I met him when I worked in radio. He was an absolute gent and had a great sense of humour.

Redpunto

Didnt even know he was sick, RIP

Run_to_da_hills

Only for Seamus Brennan You wouldn't have Ryanair. :eek:

DonJose

May the force be with him.

beautiation

Ah that's a pity, RIP.

keen

Dudess wrote: »

Banned for personal abuse.

BloodSugarSex wrote: »

good riddance to the little sap

Dudess wrote: »

Don't troll.

Madness, banned for giving a poster a bit of stick for a unjustified slating of a man who just died.

And "Don't troll" for a comment like that. I know what I find more offensive.

efb

Interesting modding...

anyway, Met Seamus at the Ard Fheis when he was chief whip (during FF/PD minority gov- v tough job) and wished him well and hoped he got a full ministerial position in the new Dail, he did. Very pleasant, affable, likable man, RIP.

dlofnep

Rest in Peace to the man. I'm not a FF man, and I don't like FF one bit - but the comments on this thread are sickening. A man has died, show a bit of respect.

RIP.

woody27

R.I.P he was one of the nice guys

Tails142

Nice man by all accounts.

He personally got my grandmother into a nursing home/hospice when she was dieing.

Dudess

keen wrote: »

Madness, banned for giving a poster a bit of stick for a unjustified slating of a man who just died.

Personal abuse is personal abuse is personal abuse - whether it's justified or not, it's against the charter. I can't see how that's so difficult to comprehend.

And "Don't troll" for a comment like that. I know what I find more offensive.

It didn't warrant a ban.

efb wrote: »

Interesting modding...

See above.

We can't pick and choose what instances of personal abuse we decide to act upon. It ain't a conspiracy - read page 1 of this thread to see my post on today's sad event.

And you really shouldn't be questioning a moderating decision on-thread - Feedback is the place for that. Or Helpdesk. Or send me a personal message.

keen

I forgot common sense wasn't taking into account.

Dudess

Take it to Feedback.

annie19

RIP.He was a sound fellow and did alot for Eire

Karoma

keen wrote: »

Madness, banned for giving a poster a bit of stick for a unjustified slating of a man who just died.

And "Don't troll" for a comment like that. I know what I find more offensive.

No exceptions are made for personal abuse.
BloodSugarSex was banned by me in another thread for his 'contributions'. How about you report the post or PM us rather than bitching in thread when you obviously don't see the full picture?
Same to the others.
Stay on topic. Take the rest of the crap to PM or Feedback.

keen

Karoma wrote: »

No exceptions are made for personal abuse.
BloodSugarSex was banned by me in another thread for his 'contributions'. How about you report the post or PM us rather than bitching in thread when you obviously don't see the full picture?
Same to the others.
Stay on topic. Take the rest of the crap to PM or Feedback.

I have stopped since I was asked to take it to feedback, this post is bringing the thread off topic again so you can repeat what has already been said.

tech77

snollup wrote: »

Not being smart but who cares. People die all the time, that life. At the end of the day he was partly responsible for the state of this country so sorry but like I said who cares. Rather save my sympathy for those more deserving.

WTF are you posting in this thread for so if you don't care.

RIP.
When it came to politicians he certainly wasn't the worst of them.
Seemed a decent sort.

Dudess

tech77 wrote: »

WTF are you posting in this thread for so if you don't care.

Attention seeking?

snollup

tech77 wrote: »

WTF are you posting in this thread for so if you don't care.

RIP.
When it came to politicians he certainly wasn't the worst of them.
Seemed a decent sort.

Sorry, but I am of the belief that anyone who associates themselves with a mainstream political party in this country is not doing so to serve the public but to further their own interests. Therefore they do not warrant any sort of outpouring of grief whatsoever.

Is boards not about expressing ones opinion???

As for the old saying "if you have nothing good to say...., same as sticking your head in the sand.

Oh, and for the record, I met him four or five times and he could never give a straight answer when asked any sort of challenging question.