Council election. In 2016 he was instrumental in setting up Anam 1916/2016, a group tasked with commemorating the Easter Rising of 1916 in the local area. External links NI Assembly page References https://web.archive.org/web/20140415120109/http://www.newrydemocrat.com/articles/news/38819/hyland-hits-out-at-psnis-political-policing-arrest/ 1955 births Living people Politicians from Belfast People from Newry Alumni of Aberystwyth University Alumni of the University of Manchester Members of Newry and Mourne District Council Sinn Féin MLAs Northern Ireland MLAs 2003–2007 Independent politicians in Northern Ireland