Cathal Boylan (
Irish name
A formal Irish name consists of a given name and a surname. In the Irish language, surnames are generally patronymic in etymology but are no longer literal patronyms as, for example, most Icelandic names still are. The form of a surname varies ...
: ''Cathal Ó Baoighealláin, ''born 30 April 1964) MLA has been a councillor on
Armagh City and District Council
Armagh City and District Council was a district council in County Armagh in Northern Ireland. It merged with Banbridge District Council and Craigavon Borough Council in May 2015 under local government reorganisation in Northern Ireland to beco ...
since 2005. In March 2007 Cathal was elected as an
MLA to the
Northern Ireland Assembly to represent the
Newry and Armagh constituency. He is currently the
Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin ( , ; en, " eOurselves") is an Irish republican and democratic socialist political party active throughout both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
The original Sinn Féin organisation was founded in 1905 by Arthur G ...
Party Group Leader for Armagh Council and is a member of the Internal Scrutiny Committee, Public Services Scrutiny Committee, The Public Parks Scrutiny Committee and the Market Place Theatre Management Board. He is also Vice - chairperson of both the East Border Region Partnership and the Local Strategy Partnership (LSP).
He is a lifelong resident of Keady. He sits on the recently formed Keady Regeneration Committee, and for many years his membership of Keady Residents Association has involved his participation in discussions with the Parades Commission. The married man is the Chairperson of the local Mc Verry/McElvanna Sinn Féin Cumann, of which he was a founder member.
He was Chairperson of the Northern Ireland Assembly Environment committee between 2007 and 2011.
References
External links
Link to profile on Northern Ireland Assembly website
1964 births
Living people
People from Keady
Sinn Féin MLAs
Northern Ireland MLAs 2007–2011
Northern Ireland MLAs 2011–2016
Northern Ireland MLAs 2016–2017
Northern Ireland MLAs 2017–2022
Sinn Féin councillors in Northern Ireland
Members of Armagh City and District Council
Northern Ireland MLAs 2022–2027
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