. ▁He ▁stepped ▁down ▁from ▁elected ▁politics ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁been ▁replaced ▁by ▁his ▁son ▁Chris ▁Mac Man us . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Mac Man us ▁became ▁Mayor ▁of ▁S lig o , ▁the ▁first ▁S inn ▁F é in ▁Mayor ▁in ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Ireland ▁since ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁The ▁Tr ou bles ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁elected ▁Mayor ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁Republican ▁family ▁Mac Man us ▁has ▁two ▁sons . ▁Chris ▁Mac Man us , ▁the ▁young est , ▁was ▁also ▁an ▁elected ▁member ▁of ▁S lig o ▁Bor ough ▁Council ▁( 1 9 9 9 – 2 0 1 4 ) ▁and ▁S lig o ▁County ▁Council ▁( 2 0 1 7 – 2 0 2 0 ); ▁and ▁is ▁an ▁M EP ▁since ▁March ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁His ▁el dest ▁son , ▁Joseph ▁Mac Man us , ▁was ▁an ▁I RA ▁volunte er ▁who ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁a ▁fire f ight ▁against ▁an ▁off - d ut y ▁U DR ▁soldier ▁in ▁Belle ek , ▁County ▁F erman agh ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁Brian ▁Fe en ey , ▁S inn ▁F é in : ▁A ▁H undred ▁Tur bul ent ▁Years ▁( 2 0 0 3 ) ▁H B : ▁ ▁P B ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁List ▁of ▁May ors ▁of ▁S lig o ▁Se án