Philip McGuigan
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Philip McGuigan is a Sinn Féin
member of Ballymoney Borough Council in Northern Ireland
and a former MLA
. He was raised in Swatragh
, County Londonderry
.
A former student of Queens University, Belfast, Philip McGuigan is a full time Sinn Féin
activist and sat on the party's Ard Chomhairle (National Executive). He was elected to the Assembly in 2003 representing North Antrim
.
McGuigan is a keen supporter of Irish culture and his four children are being educated through Irish medium schools. In his Gaelic football
-playing days he won many honours including 2 All-Ireland Hogan Cup
medals, numerous Ulster and County medals.
Philip McGuigan was elected to the Ballymoney Council in 2001, aged 27, with the highest vote of any of the 16 elected councillors. He is party whip for all the elected Assembly members in Sinn Féin.
He resides in Dunloy
with his wife, Paula, and their four children.
He was elected in the assembly elections for North Antrim in 2003 but stood aside to let Daithi McKay
contest the election on behalf of Sinn Féin in 2007.
Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin is a left wing, Irish republican political party in Ireland. The name is Irish for "ourselves" or "we ourselves", although it is frequently mistranslated as "ourselves alone". Originating in the Sinn Féin organisation founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith, it took its current form in 1970...
member of Ballymoney Borough Council in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
and a former MLA
Member of the Legislative Assembly (Northern Ireland)
Member of the Legislative Assembly is a representative elected by the voters to the Northern Ireland Assembly in Northern Ireland.- About :...
. He was raised in Swatragh
Swatragh
Swatragh is a small village and townland in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Swatragh is on the main A29 road north of Maghera. The population was 435 in the 2001 Census....
, County Londonderry
County Londonderry
The place name Derry is an anglicisation of the old Irish Daire meaning oak-grove or oak-wood. As with the city, its name is subject to the Derry/Londonderry name dispute, with the form Derry preferred by nationalists and Londonderry preferred by unionists...
.
A former student of Queens University, Belfast, Philip McGuigan is a full time Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin is a left wing, Irish republican political party in Ireland. The name is Irish for "ourselves" or "we ourselves", although it is frequently mistranslated as "ourselves alone". Originating in the Sinn Féin organisation founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith, it took its current form in 1970...
activist and sat on the party's Ard Chomhairle (National Executive). He was elected to the Assembly in 2003 representing North Antrim
North Antrim (Assembly constituency)
North Antrim is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly.The seat was first used for a Northern Ireland-only election for the Northern Ireland Assembly, 1973...
.
McGuigan is a keen supporter of Irish culture and his four children are being educated through Irish medium schools. In his Gaelic football
Gaelic football
Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
-playing days he won many honours including 2 All-Ireland Hogan Cup
Hogan Cup
The Hogan Cup 1946-48 & 1957-) is the cup presented to the winners of the colleges All-Ireland "A" senior football championship, the top level Gaelic football championship for secondary schools in Ireland. The competition itself is regularly referred to by reference to the trophy's name.St...
medals, numerous Ulster and County medals.
Philip McGuigan was elected to the Ballymoney Council in 2001, aged 27, with the highest vote of any of the 16 elected councillors. He is party whip for all the elected Assembly members in Sinn Féin.
He resides in Dunloy
Dunloy
Dunloy is a village and townland in the Borough of Ballymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is between Ballymena and Ballymoney . It had a population of 1,071 people in the 2001 Census, a gain of 21 % since 1991.Dunloy's most striking building is the modern Roman Catholic church...
with his wife, Paula, and their four children.
He was elected in the assembly elections for North Antrim in 2003 but stood aside to let Daithi McKay
Daithí McKay
Daithí McKay, MLA is an Irish republican politician. He is the Education spokesperson for Sinn Féin and the deputy chair of the Enterprise, Trade and Investment Committee in the Northern Irish Assembly...
contest the election on behalf of Sinn Féin in 2007.