Gerry Adams was born in 1948 in West Belfast where he continues to reside with his family. He became involved in the civil rights campaign in the late 1960s and was interned without trial in 1972.
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Martin Mc Guinness was born in 1950. He became involved in the Civil Rights Movement in Derry after October 5th, 1968 and joined Sinn Féin in 1970.
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Michelle Gildernew is in her 20's and is from Dungannon, County Tyrone. Her mother was a leading member of the civil rights movement and was centrally involved in the campaign against discrimination in the allocation of council housing in the six counties - a campaign which sparked the origins of the Civil Rights movement.
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MP and Assembly member for Newry/Armagh, Conor Murphy, lives in Camlough with his wife Catherine and young family. He was educated at St. Colman's College and he is a graduate from both the University of Ulster and Queen's University
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Pat Doherty was born in Glasgow of Irish emigrant parents, both originally from Donegal. He moved back to live in Donegal in April 1968. He is married to Mary and they have five children.
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Mary Lou McDonald is Sinn Féin National Chairperson, a member of the Sinn Féin Ard Chomhairle and MEP for Dublin.
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Bairbre de Brún is MEP for the Six Counties and the Sinn Féin spokesperson on equality and human rights. She was elected as an Assembly member for West Belfast.
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Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin is the Sinn Féin TD for the border counties of Cavan and Monaghan. He was elected to the Dáil in June 1997 where he topped the poll in the Cavan/Monaghan constituency.
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Aengus Ó Snodaigh is TD for Dublin South Central. He is party Whip in Leinster House and is spokesperson on Justice and Equality and International Affairs.
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Seán Crowe is TD for Dublin South West and is the party's spokesperson on Science and Education and Community Affairs.
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Martin Ferris is Sinn Féín TD for Kerry North and party spokesperson on Agriculture and Rural Development and Marine and Natural Resources.
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Arthur Morgan is Sinn Féin TD for Louth and is party spokesperson on Environment and Local Government and Employment. Arthur Morgan is married to Marian and is from Omeath in Co. Louth.
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Philip Mc Guigan is 29 years old, married and has 4 children. A former student of Queens University, Philip is a full time Sinn Féin activist and sat on the party's Ard Chomhairle (National Executive).
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Kathy is a former Belfast City Councillor and works full time for Sinn Féin in North Belfast.
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A 33 years old woman who lives in Twinbrook in Belfast, Sue is one of a growing team of energetic and enthusiastic political activists whose skills were honed in the post-hunger strike Sinn Féin, where political education was a mixture of community activism, electoral organisation and front line street politics.
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A former republican prisoner Fra was interned on the Maidstone Prison Ship, the Cages of Long Kesh and later imprisoned in both Crumlin Road and Long Kesh. He spent three years on the blanket protest and on release from prison in 1979 became active in the anti H Block/Armagh Committee.
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Alex Maskey is from Andersonstown in West Belfast and is married to Liz with two children. He was elected the first republican Mayor of Belfast in 2002 and was widely acclaimed for the inclusive approach he adopted in carrying out his role.
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Born in Belfast in 1953, Gerry is a leading member of the Sinn Féin negotiations team and party spokesperson on Policing and Criminal Justice.
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Mitchel McLaughlin lives in the Bogside area of Derry City with his wife Mary-Lou and they have three sons.
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Caitríona Ruane is a deeply committed human rights and community activist and is married with two daughters and lives in Louth.
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Francie has been a political activist for over thirty years. He was a prominent member of the Civil Rights Movement and was present on Bloody Sunday.
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Councillor Willie Clarke, a native of Newcastle, is married to Paula who has recently given birth to their daughter Tara.
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A former political prisoner, Raymond participated in the first Hunger Strike in 1980 and has been active since his release with ex-prisoners groups across Ireland, currently serving as the Chairperson of Coiste na n-Íar Chimí.
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Francie Molloy is from County Tyrone and has been active in his area's political and community life since his teens. He was one of the first people in his area to join the Civil Rights Movement and has been involved in local and national political life ever since.
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A married mother of five children Pat first stood for election in 2001 when she successfully contested the Armagh and City District Council elections.
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Barry McElduff is married to Paula and is from County Tryone. He is a graduate of Queens University in Belfast.
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Chair of Upper Bann Sinn Féin and a member of the party's Six County Executive, John is leader of the Sinn Féin group on Craigavon Council.
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