Eddie McGrady RIP
This evening veteran politician and SDLP founder Eddie McGrady passed away aged 78. He was a councillor on Downpatrick Urban Council and Down District Council. In 1987 be defeated Ulster Unionist Enoch Powell (at his fourth attempt) and served as South Down MP until 2010. His South Down successor Margaret Ritchie paid tribute to her “mentor and colleague [and] a very good friend”: Eddie was an inspiration to a generation of politicians and a true advocate for the community of …