Our family always came from a position of being strong unionists, but considerate and tolerant of other people’s opinions
Growing up in a Presbyterian family on a farm in South Armagh during the Troubles taught independent Senator Ian Marshall the values of tolerance and pragmatism and they have served him well, both in his time as head of the Ulster Farmers’ Union and now as a member of Seanad Éireann
CV: Ian Marshall
Role: Senator
Age:50
Family: Married with three children
In the news: elected to the Seanad as an anti-Brexit unionist senator
Favourite film: Ice Cold in Alex
Favourite books: Jo Nesbo and Stieg Larsson novels
Independent Senator Ian Marshall says he has been knocked out more times than Muhammad Ali.
The first time he was knocked unconscious was during a car accident when he was a teenager. Then he was electrocuted ...
