Profile of Seán Crowe
Dublin
South West
Councillor Seán Crowe is married to Pamela and lives in Raheen, Tallaght. He is Sinn
Féin's representative for Dublin South West and came close to winning a seat in the 1997 general election
because of his record on local and national issues.
A community activist, Seán has fought for
the provision of Tallaght Hospital and has taken part in the ongoing campaign for a safe and regular
transport system for the city. He has played a major role in the anti-drugs campaign and water rates
campaign.
During the early days of the Peace Process, Seán was the head of the Sinn Féin mission
to the Forum for Peace and Reconciliation at Dublin Castle and is currently a member of Sinn Féin's talks
team.
Seán represented the party in the multi-party negotiations that led up to
the Good Friday
Agreement. He has been a member of the Sinn Féin team, headed by Gerry Adams MP, which has met with
An Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and British Prime Minister Tony Blair. He has travelled internationally, particularly
in Europe, to promote the party's peace strategy.
He was elected as a Councillor on South Dublin
County Council in the Local Government Elections on 11 June 1999 and in the European elections on the
same day he polled over 6% when he received 18,633 votes.
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