Murphy pays tribute to Tony Gregory

Technical Group – Independents – 2006

Cllr Catherine Murphy in a statement said that although she knew Tony Gregory was gravely  ill,  his death still came as a shock.  “It will be hard to imagine the political landscape without him,  he was a man of principle who was capable of inspiring others.”

Many of the tributes so far have highlighted his great constituency work,  however that work was not isolated from his sense of social justice.   While he will be first and foremost remembered  as a Dubliner,   his sense of social justice extended way beyond his constituency,  his city and indeed his country.  

Tony backed my own successful bye-election campaign in March 2005 (Kildare North), indeed  he with me in Naas GAA Club,   the day I was elected.    “I both worked with him and observed him at close quarters, as a member of the 29th Dail’s Technical Group.  In addition to being direct,  he was also a very fair and generous politician. Despite a huge reputation,  earned over a long career,   Tony often underestimated himself.  He never pushed himself forward,  but instead used his position in the Dail to ensure the causes he felt closest to were to the forefront.” 

Those of us who had the pleasure of working closely with him,   will  miss him both  as a friend and political comrade.

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