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Hugh News
Hugh News
Member of ; Craigavon Borough Council
	In office; 15 May 1985 – 17 May 1989
Preceded by	District created
Succeeded by	Brid Rodgers
Constituency	Lurgan
	In office; 30 May 1973 – 15 May 1985
Preceded by	Council established
Succeeded by	District abolished
Constituency	Craigavon Area C
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly ; for Armagh
	In office; 20 October 1982 – 1986
Preceded by	Assembly re-established
Succeeded by	Assembly dissolved
	In office; 30 May 1973 – 1974
Preceded by	Assembly established
Succeeded by	Assembly abolished
Member of the Constitutional Convention ; for Armagh
	In office; 1975–1976
Preceded by	Convention created
Succeeded by	Convention dissolved
Personal details
Born	June 1931; County Armagh, Northern Ireland
Died	April 2012
Political party	Social Democratic and Labour

Hugh News (June 1931 – April 2012) was an Irish nationalist politician in Northern Ireland.

Background

News grew up in Silverwood, Armagh,^[1] and studied at St Colman's College, Newry before working as a pharmacist and publican in Lurgan. In 1964, he was elected to Lurgan Borough Council, serving for three years as a member of the Independent Citizens' Association.^[2] He joined the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) in the early 1970s, and was elected for the party to Craigavon Borough Council in 1973, holding his seat at each election until he stood down in 1989^[3]^[4]

News was elected in Armagh at the 1973 Northern Ireland Assembly election, and held his seat on the Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention in 1975 and at the 1982 Assembly election. At the last two elections, he narrowly beat fellow SDLP member Paddy O'Hanlon for the final seat.^[5]

In October 1973, armed men, believed to be loyalist militants, threw a grenade at News' bar, injuring a customer and a barman.^[6] He continued to run the pub until his retirement in 1998.^[1]

In his spare time, News also served as national vice-president of the Ancient Order of Hibernians through the 1970s.^[7]

News died in late April 2012.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Tributes to Hugh". Lurgan Mail. 3 May 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
^ Ted Nealon, Ireland: a parliamentary directory, 1973–1974, p.188
^ The Local Government Elections 1973–1981: Craigavon, Northern Ireland Elections
^ Local Government Elections 1985 – 1989: Craigavon, Northern Ireland Elections
^ Armagh 1973–1983, Northern Ireland Elections
^ Richard Deutsch, Northern Ireland 1969–73 a chronology of events, p.351
^ Sydney Elliott and William D. Flackes, Conflict in Northern Ireland: an Encyclopedia, p.161

Northern Ireland Assembly (1973)
New assembly	Assembly Member for Armagh 1973–1974	Assembly abolished
Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention
New convention	Member for Armagh 1975–1976	Convention dissolved
Northern Ireland Assembly (1982)
New assembly	MPA for Armagh 1982–1986	Assembly abolished