Obituary: Gearóid Ó Cairealláin
23rd December, 2024
The Arts Council of Northern Ireland has learned with great sadness of the death of Gearóid Ó Cairealláin, leading Irish language activist, who died on Friday 20th December, at the age of 67.
Amongst his achievements as a champion of the Irish language movement in Belfast for more than forty years, Mr Ó Cairealláin was an important and influential figure in the arts. He was a founding member of the arts and cultural centre, Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich at the heart of the Gaeltacht Quarter in the West Belfast, Radió Fáilte and Irish language theatre company, Aisling Ghéar. He was also a talented musician in his own right.
Our thoughts are with his wife Bríd, and sons Ainle, Cairbre, and Naoise.
A funeral mass is due to take place on Tuesday 24th December at St Peter’s Cathedral, Belfast at 10am.