Christy Jackson
The death ocurred recently of Christy Jackson, a prominent community
activist from Dublin's north inner city, following a considerable
period of illness.
Although a quiet individual, Christy, or `Jacko' as he was known, was
very well known and loved by the community in the Ballybough area of
Dublin. He worked for Dublin Corporation but his services to his
native city were not confined to his paid employment.
Christy was a central part of the community in Ballybough, for which
he cared deeply and to which he devoted many hours of his spare time.
He was prominent in the fight against drug addiction and drug-dealing
and featured at all the major mobilisations on this issue in the
north inner city area.
Christy Jackson's work in the community along with that of his
friends and neighbours has seen tangible successes with the
re-emergence of a vibrant community spirit and real improvements in
the daily lives of people in the area. Development plans for the
flats complexes, new sports clubs, youth facilities, great reductions
in open drug-dealing and anti-social crime, awareness and education
around the drugs problem, greater community participation in
decision-making - these are the legacies of the work for which
Christy Jackson gave up his time.
Christy `Jacko' Jackson was a real friend to all those fortunate
enough to know him. This was very noticeable on Saturday, 3 April at
Jacko's removal to St. Agatha's Church on North William Street. and
on Easter Monday morning as the funeral mass was packed to capacity.
His fellow community activists and his friends in Sinn Féin wish to
express our deepest sympathy to Christy's wife Anna and his children
Crystal, Ann-Marie, Andrew and Róisín.
You will always be in our memory Jacko.
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