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Caitriona Ruane MLA
Name:
 Caitriona Ruane
Party:
 Sinn Fein
Constituency:
 South Down
Contact Address:

3 Dock street
Warrenpoint
Co. Down
BT34 3LZ

Constituency Office Address:
 As above
Telephone Number:
 02841754283
E-Mail Address:
 Caitriona.Ruane@sinn-fein.ie

 

Place and Date of Birth:
 Swinford, Co Mayo.
Married:
 No
Family:
 2 Daughters
Education:

Primary: Louis Rathmines, Dublin, St Angela's, Castlebar Mayo.
Secondary: Convent of Mercy, Castlebar.
Occupation and brief
outline of career:

Full time professional tennis player.
1983 - 87 Human Rights and Development worker El Salvador, Nicaragua.
1987 - 88 Latin American Project Officer Trocaire, Dublin.
1988 - 96 Co-ordinator for Human Rights Centre, Centre for Research and Documantation, Belfast.
1997 - 01 Director of Feile an Phobail West Belfast.
2001 - present Chair of Bring Them Home campaign.
2003 to present MLA South Down, Equality and Human Rights Spokesperson.
Brief outline of public/
political career:

Chair of Bring Them Home campaign.
Former member of CAJ Executive.
Ex-chair of St Patrick's Carnival, Belfast.
Patron of East Timor Solidarity Campaign.
Other memberships/ interests/
achievements/awards:

1981 Irish Tennis Player of the Year.
Represented Ireland Tennis at junior, u21 and senior level.
2000 Aisling Person of the Year Awards, Belfast.
Interested in human rights issues, community development.
Interests:
Hill walking, sport,languages.
Travelled throughout Africa, Asia and Latin America and Europe.