Sean Hollywood

Anthony Gerard Sean Hollywood was an Irish actor, politician, hurler and Gaelic footballer, born on 12 December 1943 and died on 19 July 1998 at the age of 54. He studied at Queen's University Belfast and University College Dublin while playing hurling for Clan Uladh and County Down and football for Newry Bosco GFC, and later was a founding player and then manager of Newry Shamrocks GAC while working as a teacher at St Colman's College. In politics he campaigned for Paddy O'Hanlon in 1969, became involved in the civil rights movement and took the leading role in organising the large Newry demonstration after Bloody Sunday. He joined the Social Democratic and Labour Party, was elected to Newry and Mourne District Council in 1973 and stood unsuccessfully in the 1974 and 1975 elections. He became best known for running the Newpoint Players acting group, and Newry's arts centre was renamed in his honour after his death.