Cathal Boylan | |
Honorific-Suffix: | MLA |
Constituency Am: | Newry and Armagh |
Assembly: | Northern Ireland |
Term Start: | 7 March 2007 |
Predecessor: | Pat O'Rawe |
Office1: | Leader of Sinn Fein on Armagh City and District Council |
Leader1: | Gerry Adams |
Term Start1: | 2005 |
Term End1: | 2011 |
Office2: | Member of Armagh City and District Council |
Constituency2: | Crossmore |
Term Start2: | 5 May 2005 |
Term End2: | 5 May 2011 |
Predecessor2: | Brian Cunningham |
Successor2: | Mary Doyle |
Birth Date: | 30 April 1964 |
Birth Place: | Keady, Northern Ireland |
Nationality: | Irish |
Party: | Sinn Féin |
Website: | Cathal Boylan MLA |
Cathal Boylan (Irish name: Cathal Ó Baoighealláin, born 30 April 1964) MLA is an Irish Sinn Fein politician, serving as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Newry and Armagh since 2007.[1]
He is a former Sinn Féin 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.[2] 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.[3]