Frank McBrearty Jnr

Frank McBrearty Jnr is an Irish politician and businessman, who has been a County Councillor on Donegal County Council since 2009. 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.

Frank McBrearty Jnr
Donegal County Councillor
Assumed office
June 2009
ConstituencyLifford-Stranorlar local electoral area (2019–present)
Stranorlar local electoral area (2009–19)
Personal details
Political partyIndependent
Other political
affiliations
Labour Party (2009–13)
Fine Gael (April and May 2019)

McBrearty was in court in 2012, when a landmark judgement found in favour of him and his wife against Allied Irish Banks (AIB).

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