Veteran campaigner Eamonn McCann steps down from council on health grounds
Veteran campaigner Eamonn McCann steps down from council seat on heath grounds.
VETERAN socialist Eamonn McCann has stood down from his seat on Derry and Strabane council.
One of the founding members of the Civil Rights campaign, the journalist and trade unionist has been involved in campaigning politics for more than 50 years.
He said he was stepping down from council for health reasons.
Mr McCann announced he was retiring from his seat just shy of his 78th birthday after being diagnosed with the neurological condition ataxia.
The People Before Profit (PBP) councillor said the condition has made "it increasingly difficult for me to fulfil my duty as a councillor".