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Sinn Fein Slam Cllr John Ryan over attack on memory of two brave firemen
Thursday, 01 October 2009

Sinn Fein councillor John Brady has reacted with horror to Cllr John
Ryan’s attack on the memory of Fire-fighters Brian Murray and Mark
O’Shaughnessy on issuing an astonishing statement  attacking Sinn Fein on
the issue of call vetting which has been operated by Wicklow County
Council for many years.

Cllr Brady said “ The issue of call vetting of emergency calls was first
brought to my attention by  the late Brian Murray, who organised a walk
out of the firemen in Bray on the issue of Vetting of emergency calls,
this protest occurred over a year before Mark and Brian died fighting a
fire in Bray. I was the only public representative to stand with the
firemen on their walkout and subsequently tried to raise it with people
like Cllr. John Ryan who was a sitting County councillor at the time,
however it fell on deaf ears.”

“Two years on from the deaths of Mark and Brian their families and
operating firemen still have concerns about the lethal practise of call
vetting which has been operated by Wicklow County Council as a cost saving
measure. I will continue to ask questions on their behalf and will make no
apologies for doing so. Cllr Ryan however seems to be little more than a
puppet for the Council, he was brought into Dublin by the very same people
who are being investigated by a number of inquires into the deaths of
Brian and Mark, one person on the trip with Cllr Ryan has actually been
arrested and questioned by the police in relation to the firemen’s
deaths.”

Cllr Brady concluded “ Cllr Ryan is in a prime position as Chairperson of
Bray Town Council to sort out the many problems within the fire service in
Bray, such as the need for a full time fire service and the lethal
practice of call vetting. However it seems Cllr Ryan is more interested in
trying to discredit the families of Brian Murray and Mark O’Shaughnessy
and promote himself. The only fitting tribute to these brave men is a full
time fire service in Bray with no call vetting, no park bench named after
the men with Cllr. Ryan’s name added will ever do.”
 
Da Rumble In Da Royal
Tuesday, 29 September 2009
  
Last Friday Sept4th, in the Royal Hotel Bray, there was a Charity White Collar Boxing event.  SF Cllr John Brady & Publican John Duggan headlined the Bill.  The classy SRO crowd got their money's worth at the hard fought but sportsman-like exhibition.  Over the blaring theme music and applause the crowd cheered local hero Brady, a part-time carpenter & full-time activist.  Also the only politician willing to train & fight for Bray's Charities.  Recently elected to both County & Town Councils.  Cllr Brady is the latest in a long line of Sinn Fein Elected Representatives, willing to go above & beyond the Call of Duty for our people.  C'mon you other Irish Politicians, FOR CHARITY:  We know you can TALK THE TALK; but can you WALK THE WALK? 
 
Wicklow Sinn Féin