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