Brave man fighting to protect the lives of the poor Ukrainians. May he rest in peace.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis
This is absolutely terrible news. Finbar was a real man of principle, he put his body on the line more than once in the Shell to Sea campaign in Rossport, and did some great service for the YPG fighting ISIS.
What a courageous and principled person, RIP to him.
Horribly unfortunate news, what’s even more unfortunate is some fiends will be coming here to say shit like ” He shouldn’t have been there in the first place” “had nutin to do with him”…
What a good guy!!
That’s a warrior. Rest in peace.
Fuair sé bás ar son Saoirse na hÚcráine.
RIP lad. Fuck Putin all over again.
Sounds like a man who gave up a lot to assist others over the course of his life. What a history this lad had, while we all worry about ourselves.
My cousin’s fiance’s brother. What a shit outcome. Fuck.
Awful news. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hAnam.
In December 1936, Óglach Tommy Patten of Achill, a Volunteer Soldier of the XV International Brigade fell defending the Spanish people and Republic.
Óglach Finbar Cafferkey is the inheritor of his spirit, his courage and his willingness to die in the defence of others.
History will put them together as one someday.
He fought with the PKK and Kurdish fighters against ISIS and Turkey’s Erdogan. A hero and a massive loss. RIP
Rest In Peace to a true Hero. Word gets thrown around too much, but definitely applicable here.
RIP Boy. Condolences to his family and friends. Very noble way to die fighting rather than talking about it. Bigger man than most of us. You either live in the solution or the problem. He was clearly a man of action. RIP Finbar.
Clearly a very good man; the right morals and the courage to fight for those principals of freedom and a better world for all. RIP
RIP.
A man that would make you proud to be Irish!
Şehid Namirin Heval.
A sound lad, met him in Rojava, then again when liberating Raqqa, he spent a lot longer there than myself, did a lot of good work on the civvy side there as well with the YPG, a real honest to good guy.
Didn’t know he was in country till hearing of his death last week, a great loss of a great man.
Quite a modern day hero who put his money where his mouth was and will be remembered as giant of a man and Irish legend
A true man of action and conviction. Rest in peace
I lived with Finbar for a good while. He was a quiet man but a true fucking warrior. A man I’ll always be genuinely honoured to say I was a friend of. RIP a chara.
What an absolute badass with a set of balls to match his principles.
I knew Finbar going back years. Great guy. Always fought for justice in this country. Often wondered, beyond idealism, why convinced him to fight abroad in his forties? Never had a chance to ask him, now never will.
RIP lad
Rest in Peace Finbar, truly brave hero
Sincere condolences to his family and friends
Rest in peace, thank you for everything you gave the world.
Fair play, the ultimate sacrifice for the right morale reasons.
May he rest in piece
May he rest well
Mighty man…would we be able to walk in his shoes? I wonder…brave though…
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam
fucking putin
Met Finbar a few times over the years. Last time I was met him, he was living in the Grangegorman squat.Having a few drinks, he with his 1950’s pipe, wanting to know how the police knew he was living in the squat.
Finbar was a genuinely nice guy, well loved and liked. When Shell began it’s Rossport project he was studying Geology in UCD, thinking he might get a job near home upon graduating. When, he found out exactly what Shell were doing to the area, that notion left, and he became very active in the Shell2Sea movement.
He’s the person in the photo which depicts the Solitaire pipelaying ship attempting to drop debris onto. In his own words, 2THey tried to fucking kill me.”
Still can’t believe he won’t suddnely text me out of the blue and ask to go for a drink.
Fíor laoch. The world is good when people work to make it so. Rest in power.
Just reading about him, what a fucking man. Genuine hero doing his bit in making the world better.
I know his sister who is now here in the states very well. Such devastating news. I did not know him personally but did know his dad Tom and obviously his sister. I have had the luck to have many pints at Lynott’s when I’ve been over.
Such a wonderful family.
Another volunteer, Dmitry Petrov, was killed in the same incident as Finbar Cafferkey. Interestingly he was a Russian anarchist who was fighting against troops sent by his own government. You can read about Dmitry [here](https://twitter.com/ahatanhel/status/1651833586482331648).
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The best of us. Rest in Peace.
Poor dude, rip
Brave man fighting to protect the lives of the poor Ukrainians. May he rest in peace.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis
This is absolutely terrible news. Finbar was a real man of principle, he put his body on the line more than once in the Shell to Sea campaign in Rossport, and did some great service for the YPG fighting ISIS.
https://www.rabble.ie/2018/01/18/pride-tinged-with-sadness-an-interview-from-the-front/
Rest in Peace Finbar.
Very sorry to hear about Finbar’s death. His decision to go to Syria to join the YPG and fight ISIS was discussed previously [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/ireland/comments/6kmnlq/irish_man_finbar_cafferkey_of_achill_island/). Rest in Power.
What a courageous and principled person, RIP to him.
Horribly unfortunate news, what’s even more unfortunate is some fiends will be coming here to say shit like ” He shouldn’t have been there in the first place” “had nutin to do with him”…
What a good guy!!
That’s a warrior. Rest in peace.
Fuair sé bás ar son Saoirse na hÚcráine.
RIP lad. Fuck Putin all over again.
Sounds like a man who gave up a lot to assist others over the course of his life. What a history this lad had, while we all worry about ourselves.
My cousin’s fiance’s brother. What a shit outcome. Fuck.
Awful news. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hAnam.
In December 1936, Óglach Tommy Patten of Achill, a Volunteer Soldier of the XV International Brigade fell defending the Spanish people and Republic.
Óglach Finbar Cafferkey is the inheritor of his spirit, his courage and his willingness to die in the defence of others.
History will put them together as one someday.
He fought with the PKK and Kurdish fighters against ISIS and Turkey’s Erdogan. A hero and a massive loss. RIP
Rest In Peace to a true Hero. Word gets thrown around too much, but definitely applicable here.
RIP Boy. Condolences to his family and friends. Very noble way to die fighting rather than talking about it. Bigger man than most of us. You either live in the solution or the problem. He was clearly a man of action. RIP Finbar.
Clearly a very good man; the right morals and the courage to fight for those principals of freedom and a better world for all. RIP
RIP.
A man that would make you proud to be Irish!
Şehid Namirin Heval.
A sound lad, met him in Rojava, then again when liberating Raqqa, he spent a lot longer there than myself, did a lot of good work on the civvy side there as well with the YPG, a real honest to good guy.
Didn’t know he was in country till hearing of his death last week, a great loss of a great man.
Quite a modern day hero who put his money where his mouth was and will be remembered as giant of a man and Irish legend
A true man of action and conviction. Rest in peace
I lived with Finbar for a good while. He was a quiet man but a true fucking warrior. A man I’ll always be genuinely honoured to say I was a friend of. RIP a chara.
What an absolute badass with a set of balls to match his principles.
I knew Finbar going back years. Great guy. Always fought for justice in this country. Often wondered, beyond idealism, why convinced him to fight abroad in his forties? Never had a chance to ask him, now never will.
RIP lad
Rest in Peace Finbar, truly brave hero
Sincere condolences to his family and friends
Rest in peace, thank you for everything you gave the world.
Fair play, the ultimate sacrifice for the right morale reasons.
May he rest in piece
May he rest well
Mighty man…would we be able to walk in his shoes? I wonder…brave though…
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam
fucking putin
Met Finbar a few times over the years. Last time I was met him, he was living in the Grangegorman squat.Having a few drinks, he with his 1950’s pipe, wanting to know how the police knew he was living in the squat.
Finbar was a genuinely nice guy, well loved and liked. When Shell began it’s Rossport project he was studying Geology in UCD, thinking he might get a job near home upon graduating. When, he found out exactly what Shell were doing to the area, that notion left, and he became very active in the Shell2Sea movement.
He’s the person in the photo which depicts the Solitaire pipelaying ship attempting to drop debris onto. In his own words, 2THey tried to fucking kill me.”
Still can’t believe he won’t suddnely text me out of the blue and ask to go for a drink.
​
R.I.P. Finbar, you certainly were one of a kind.
[Ukrainian Community in Ireland makes statement on the death of Finbar](https://twitter.com/ukraineireland/status/1651675744286699535?s=46&t=OO1gXO-UtycAHHgdPfojOg)
Fíor laoch. The world is good when people work to make it so. Rest in power.
Just reading about him, what a fucking man. Genuine hero doing his bit in making the world better.
I know his sister who is now here in the states very well. Such devastating news. I did not know him personally but did know his dad Tom and obviously his sister. I have had the luck to have many pints at Lynott’s when I’ve been over.
Such a wonderful family.
Another volunteer, Dmitry Petrov, was killed in the same incident as Finbar Cafferkey. Interestingly he was a Russian anarchist who was fighting against troops sent by his own government. You can read about Dmitry [here](https://twitter.com/ahatanhel/status/1651833586482331648).