Martin Meehan | |
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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 |
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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.