Glenn has been a familiar face to many in Ógra Shinn Féin through his many years involvement with the youth movement. Locally in West Tyrone Ógra he was an active member and held the position of secretary for a number of years and also overseen the expansion of Ógra Shinn Féin into his native Dromore.Glenn will fill Barrys McElduffs seat on the council, after Barry stepped aside to focus on his role as an assembly member for West Tyrone and honoring the commitment by Sinn Féin to end ‘double jobbing’. Glenn has been active on many community issues in the west Tyrone area over the past number of years in preparation for his role on the Sinn Féin council team on Omagh District council. He has been assisting Barry McElduff in carrying out constituency work in the Tattyreagh, Fintona and Eskra areas.
He is also secretary of the Patsy Kelly Sinn Féin Cumann in Dromore, secretary of Omagh Comhairle Ceantair and a member of board of governors at St. Patricks P.S., Eskra and St. Lawrences P.S., Fintona.
Glenn Campbell had this to say ahead of his appointment to the Omagh District Council:"Barry Mc Elduff MLA has set a very high standard for me to follow and has been a great mentor. He will continue to work closely with me, and all the local councillors, in the time ahead. I am fortunate to be joining a ten strong team of councillors on Omagh District Council. Their experience and expertise will be of great benefit to me as a new Councillor.
"I am passionate about achieving a United Ireland. I believe that the interests of all the people in Ireland will be best served within a United Ireland"
"I was born in Dromore in December 1981, seven months after the death of Bobby Sands on Hunger Strike. Bobby Sands was MP for the area and his dedication to the republican struggle was a huge inspiration to me. I often reflect on his courage and commitment, and that of his nine comrades. Sinn Féin's primary objective of a United Ireland was what attracted me to the party when I joined 12 years ago. My most inspirational read was the 1916 Proclamation. The ideals and principles of the Proclamation are as relevant today as they have ever been."
Commenting on Glenn’s co-option West Tyrone Ógra activist, Barry McNally, who also works alongside the Omagh Sinn Féin council group in his role as Council group co-ordinator said:
“Glenn will be a great addition to the Sinn Féin council group on Omagh District Council. I first got to know Glenn through his role in West Tyrone Ógra when I first joined in 2003. I got to know Glenn as a dedicated and hard working member of Ógra. It was therefore no surprise that this dedication has seen him become the new face on Omagh District Council.
“Glenn will join nine other Sinn Féin members on the council and I have every confidence in Glenn to continue the good work he has undertaken to date and wish him well in his new role.
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