Name Frank Jnr | Role Politician | |
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Constituency Stranorlar electoral area | ||
Other political
affiliations Labour Party (2009–13) Political party Independent politician | ||
Frank McBrearty, Jnr is an Irish politician and businessman. The son of Frank McBrearty, Snr, McBrearty became known nationally as a result of the Morris Tribunal's ruling that police had tried to frame him for the 1996 murder of Richie Barron. McBrearty pursued the Irish state in a long-running legal battle to restore his good name. In 2005, he settled all his claims against the Irish state.
McBrearty was in court in 2012, when a landmark judgement found in favour of him and his wife against Allied Irish Banks (AIB).
Politics
McBrearty ran in the 2009 local elections for the Labour Party. He stood in the Stranorlar local electoral area, and was elected to Donegal County Council.<ref>"Local Elections: Stranorlar – Donegal County Council (Ulster)". ElectionsIreland.org. 5 June 2009.