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Fra McCann
Fra McCann (born 19 June 1953) is a retired Irish Sinn Féin politician and former Republican prisoner.
McCann became active in the Irish republican movement and was imprisoned in the 1970s for membership of the Provisional Irish Republican Army, and took part in the blanket protest while in prison.
As a politician, he was a Belfast City Councillor for the Lower Falls DEA from 1987 to 2011.
He latterly served as a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for Belfast West from 2003 to 2021.
McCann was imprisoned during the 1970s for firearms offences. While being held in H-Block 3 of the Maze, McCann befriended Kieran Nugent and participated in the blanket protest.
In 1987, he was elected to Belfast City Council, having won a by-election, representing the Lower Falls District.
He was re-elected to the council in 1989, 1993, 1997 and 2001.
McCann was later elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly, representing West Belfast, at the 2003 election.
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Fra McCann
Fra McCann (born 19 June 1953) is a retired Irish Sinn Féin politician and former Republican prisoner.
McCann became active in the Irish republican movement and was imprisoned in the 1970s for membership of the Provisional Irish Republican Army, and took part in the blanket protest while in prison.
As a politician, he was a Belfast City Councillor for the Lower Falls DEA from 1987 to 2011.
He latterly served as a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for Belfast West from 2003 to 2021.
McCann was imprisoned during the 1970s for firearms offences. While being held in H-Block 3 of the Maze, McCann befriended Kieran Nugent and participated in the blanket protest.
In 1987, he was elected to Belfast City Council, having won a by-election, representing the Lower Falls District.
He was re-elected to the council in 1989, 1993, 1997 and 2001.
McCann was later elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly, representing West Belfast, at the 2003 election.