Martin Meehan (Irish republican)

Martin Meehan
Meehan in Belfast (early 1990s)
Antrim Borough Councillor
In office 7 June 2001 – 5 May 2005
Constituency	Antrim North West
Personal details
Born	c. 1945 Ardoyne, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Died	3 November 2007 (aged 61–62) Ardoyne, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Resting place	Milltown Cemetery
Political party	Sinn Féin
Military service
Paramilitaries	Irish Republican Army (1966–1970) Provisional IRA (1970–1994)
Years of service	1966–1994
Rank	Commanding Officer
Unit	Third Battalion Ardoyne, Belfast Brigade
Conflicts	The Troubles

Martin Meehan (1945 – 3 November 2007) was a Sinn Féin politician and former volunteer in the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA). Meehan was the first person to be convicted of membership of the Provisional IRA, and he spent eighteen years in prison during the Troubles.