Irish CND represented at funeral of Bruce Kent

The former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and the President of Irish CND, Canon Patrick Comerford, at the funeral of Bruce Kent in Saint Mellitus Church, Tollington Park, London (Photograph: Charlotte Hunter, 2022)

The following statement was issued on behalf of the Irish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (Irish CND) earlier today:

Irish CND represented at
funeral of Bruce Kent

The Irish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (Irish CND) was represented at the funeral of Bruce Kent today (4 July 2022) by the President of Irish CND, Canon Patrick Comerford, a former member of the council of British CND.

Professor Comerford has been a lifelong personal friend of Bruce Kent. Speaking after the funeral, he said Bruce Kent had been a friend of Irish CND and of Ireland for almost half a century. ‘Bruce was closely involved with the re-founding of Irish CND in 1979,’ and formed a lasting friendship with many involved in Irish CND, including the founding president the late Seán MacBride.’

He recalled that Bruce Kent had been part of many Irish CND delegations meeting Irish Government ministers, including the late Charles J Haughey, Brian Lenihan and Oliver J Flanagan, and had a personal friendship with President Michael D Higgins. ‘He was particularly honoured that both he and President Higgins had received the Seán MacBride Peace Prize from the International Peace Bureau,’ Professor Comerford said.