Maria Caraher

Maria Caraher (born 1968 or 1969) is an Irish republican activist, school principal and former politician.

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 by the British Army in 1990, while Michael was convicted of involvement in the South Armagh Sniper group of the Provisional Irish Republican Army, which killed nine British soldiers.[1] In 1996, she 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 is currently the Principal of Bunscoil an Iúir, an Irish language school in Newry.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Gerry Moriarty, "'Those people who murdered Paul will have that on their conscience'", Irish Times, 15 December 2007
  2. ↑ Newry and Armagh, Northern Ireland Elections
  3. ↑ Cari Zall, "US welcomes South Armagh Farmers and Residents", An Phoblacht, 11 February 1999
  4. ↑ "Praise heaped on Irish-language nursery school", Newry Democrat, 29 March 2006
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