The late Donal Nevin was a distinguished labour historian and former General Secretary of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. SIPTU General President, Jack O’Connor, has expressed his deep regret at the death of Nevin, describing him as a man ‘of great intellect and absolute integrity’. Nevin was General Secretary to the Congress from 1982 to 1989. He also wrote ‘James Connolly: A Full Life’.