Eamonn Melaugh
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Eamonn Melaugh from Derry is a socialist, campaigner and political activist, he was born on 4 July 1933. He married Mary (May) McLaughlin in 1956 and they had 4 daughters and 7 sons.
He helped found the Derry Housing Action Committee
(DHAC) and the Derry Unemployment Action Committee (DUAC) which campaigned for jobs and housing for the predominantly catholic people of Derry city who were being discriminated against by the Unionist controlled corporation.
As a result Melaugh and the DHAC became involved with the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association
in the late 1960s. As a result he contributed evidence to the Bloody Sunday Inquiry
. Eamonn has been a keen amateur photographer.
He is an active party member and ran as a candidate for the Workers' Party of Ireland
and its predecessor Republican Clubs/Official Sinn Féin in various elections in the Foyle
constituency.
He helped found the Derry Housing Action Committee
Derry Housing Action Committee
The Derry Housing Action Committee , was an organisation formed in 1968 in Derry, Northern Ireland to protest about housing conditions and provision....
(DHAC) and the Derry Unemployment Action Committee (DUAC) which campaigned for jobs and housing for the predominantly catholic people of Derry city who were being discriminated against by the Unionist controlled corporation.
As a result Melaugh and the DHAC became involved with the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association
Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association
The Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association was an organisation which campaigned for equal civil rights for the all the people in Northern Ireland during the late 1960s and early 1970s...
in the late 1960s. As a result he contributed evidence to the Bloody Sunday Inquiry
Bloody Sunday Inquiry
The Bloody Sunday Inquiry, also known as the Saville Inquiry or the Saville Report after its chairman, Lord Saville of Newdigate, was established in 1998 by British Prime Minister Tony Blair after campaigns for a second inquiry by families of those killed and injured in Derry on Bloody Sunday...
. Eamonn has been a keen amateur photographer.
He is an active party member and ran as a candidate for the Workers' Party of Ireland
Workers' Party of Ireland
The Workers' Party is a left-wing republican political party in Ireland. Originating in the Sinn Féin organisation founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith, it took its current form in 1970 after a split within the party, adopting its current name in 1982....
and its predecessor Republican Clubs/Official Sinn Féin in various elections in the Foyle
Foyle
Foyle can refer to:*The River Foyle in Northern Ireland*Lough Foyle, the river's estuary*Several organisations and divisions that take their name from the river including:**Foyle **Foyle...
constituency.