Chris MacManus
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Christopher MacManus (often incorrectly spelt McManus) is a Sinn Féin Councillor for Sligo Borough Council.
Chris MacManus has been a councillor on Sligo Borough Council since 1999. From a well-known Irish republican family, his father Sean is a senior member of Sinn Féin’s negotiating team while his brother, Joseph, a Volunteer of the Irish Republican Army, was killed on active service in County Fermanagh in 1992[1].
Chris is currently a member of Sinn Fein’s Ard Comhairle (National Executive) and he has represented the Republican Movement in Ireland, North America and the Middle East[2].
Amongst his local initiatives as a public representatives are the setting up of the Cranmore Regeneration Project[3] and ensuring that Sligo Borough Council adopted a tough policy to deal with the issue of Anti-Social Behaviour on local authority housing estates.[4][5].
He is currently a Director of both the Model Art & Niland Gallery and Sligo Regional Sports Centre.
[edit] References
- ^ Sinn Féin Representatives on Local Councils
- ^ Sinn Féin attends peace conference in Jordan
- ^ Ahern ‘must come clean’ on housing
- ^ 26 County Local - Sligo Constituency
- ^ Government feels pressure
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