Maria Caraher | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Northern Ireland Forum for Newry and Armagh | |
| In office 1996–1998 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1968 or 1969 Cullyhanna, County Armagh, Northern Ireland |
| Political party | Sinn Féin |
| Relatives | Fergal Caraher (brother) |
Maria Caraher (born 1968 or 1969) is an Irish republican activist, school principal and former politician.
Life
Born in Cullyhanna, County Armagh, Northern Ireland to a republican family, she joined Sinn Féin, as did her brothers Michael and Fergal. Fergal was killed in disputed circumstances at a Royal Marines checkpoint in 1990, while Michael was convicted of involvement in the South Armagh Sniper group of the Provisional Irish Republican Army, which killed seven British soldiers and two police officers.[1]
In 1996, Caraher was elected to the Northern Ireland Forum in Newry and Armagh, but she did not stand in the subsequent 1998 Northern Ireland Assembly election.[2]
In 1999, Caraher went on a speaking tour of the United States as a representative of the South Amargh Farmers and Residents Committee.[3]
Caraher was principal of Bunscoil an Iúir, an Irish language school in Newry,[4] leaving the role in June 2018.
References
- ↑ Gerry Moriarty, "'Those people who murdered Paul will have that on their conscience' Archived 21 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine", Irish Times, 15 December 2007
- ↑ Newry and Armagh, Northern Ireland Elections
- ↑ Cari Zall, "US welcomes South Armagh Farmers and Residents", An Phoblacht, 11 February 1999
- ↑ "Praise heaped on Irish-language nursery school Archived 22 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine", Newry Democrat, 29 March 2006