On the 24th of October 2002,we formed the Drimnagh cumann and named it in honour of Charlie McGlade.

After the great success in the last General Elections, Ian Mac Bride from Drimnagh approached Aengus Ó Snodaigh with a view of setting up a Cumann in the Drimnagh area. At that time, Ian was a member of the Ballyfermot cumann and felt that there was a strong support base for the formation of a Drimnagh cumann. Ian was supplied with a list of 50 supporters in the Drimnagh area and began to work on the list with the hope of getting people interested in a Drimnagh cumann. After knocking on many doors the first meeting of the Drimnagh cumann took place in Ian's house on the 24th of October 2002 and the cumann has never looked back.

In November 2003 we twinned officially with Burns/Moley cumann in Silverbridge, South Armagh and the twinning for both cumainn has been a great success. We hold regular fundraisers in the Marble Arch in Drimnagh and are grateful for the support of the management and staff there. Irish Brigade and the Spirit of Freedom have contributed to many a successful nights in the Marble Arch for the cumann.

We are presently working hard for our Local election candidate Robert Sargent and we are confident that Drimnagh/Crumlin LEA will return Robbie as a councillor next June.

The Charlie McGlade cumann is going from strength to strength and we are confident that our aim and the party’s aim of a 32 County Gaelic-speaking Socialist Republic will and must be achieved. CHARLIE McGLADE

Born in Belfast in 1909, Charlie McGlade was a staunch republican who moved to Dublin in 1940.

He settled in Drimnagh and reared a family,He was very well respected in the community for all his hard work ,His home on Mourne Rd was always open to welcome Republicans in need. He was a great supporter of the republican cause and was well respected in those circles,During his republican activity's he worked with the great Joe Cahill on many occasions. Arus Charlie McGlade 5 Blessington St was a well known place. Charlie was the first speaker on the platform at the British Embassy after Bloody Sunday,and was always in the front line in any protests.

Charlie died in Dublin on the 17th Sep 1982 when he was 73 and was held in high regard in the wide republican family.