Sinn Fein Infrastructure Minister and MLA for Newry and Armagh Liz Kimmins, spoke at the mass in St Catherine’s church, Dominic Street, Newry, saying Mr Brady always defended “the most vulnerable in our communities”. Mr Brady was Sinn Fein MLA for Newry and Armagh from 2007 to 2015, before becoming the MP for the area in 2015 to 2024. Sinn Fein vice president Michelle O’Neill and Mickey Brady (left) (Brian Lawless/PA)Prior to entering politics he ran a welfare rights advice centre in Newry. Mr Brady’s daughter Saoirse paid tribute to a “caring husband, a loving and dedicated father, a devoted and doting grandfather”. “Mickey became their bright star in a dark, dark night during dark, dark times, he was one of their own.

Source: The Herald January 23, 2026 23:25 UTC