Michael Brady[1] (born 7 October 1950)[2] is a retired Irish republican politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Newry and Armagh from 2015 to 2024.

In 1981, Brady was employed by the Confederation of Community Groups in Newry, running a welfare rights advice centre, dealing with benefits and housing issues until 2007.

[citation needed] His mother, Sarah "Sally" Brady (3 March 1909 – 4 May 2016), was the second oldest known living person in Northern Ireland.

[3][4] Brady says he was always interested in politics and was always an Irish republican so it was an obvious progression for him to be selected to contest the Newry and Armagh Assembly seat in 2007 for Sinn Féin.

[5] On 8 June 2017, Brady was re-selected by Sinn Féin in the Newry & Armagh constituency to defend his Westminster seat at the snap 2017 United Kingdom general election.