Martin Meehan (Irish republican)

Martin Meehan
Meehan in Belfast (early 1990s)
Born	c.1945 Ardoyne, Belfast Northern Ireland, UK
Died	3 November 2007 (aged 61–62) Ardoyne
Nationality (legal)	Irish
Occupation(s)	Provisional Irish Republican Army volunteer Sinn Féin politician
Political party	Sinn Féin
Military career
Allegiance	Irish Republic
Service/branch	Irish Republican Army (IRA) Provisional IRA
Years of service	1966–1994
Rank	Volunteer
Unit	Third Battalion Ardoyne, Belfast Brigade
Conflicts	The Troubles

Martin Meehan (1945 – 3 November 2007) was a Sinn Féin politician and former volunteer in the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA). Meehan was the first person to be convicted of membership of the Provisional IRA, and he spent eighteen years in prison during the Troubles.