Raymond McCreesh and Patsy O’Hara – Died on hunger strike in the H-Blocks of Long Kesh
19 May 2026
THURSDAY, 21 MAY 1981, witnessed the deaths of two more Hunger Strikers. Raymond McCreesh passed away at 2:30am. That evening, Patsy O’Hara died. The deaths of Raymond and Patsy – who had started the strike on the same day, died on the same day and were born within a fortnight of each other in February 1957 – marked a critical escalation in the prison struggle as well as the struggle outside the prisons walls. Free article
Martin McGuinness honoured at Belfast celebration of his life
8 May 2017
Tribute to the man who committed his whole adult life to the struggle for Irish freedom Free article
Republicans marking Bobby Sands anniversary show solidarity with Palestinian hunger strike
8 May 2017
Former hunger strikers and protesting political prisoners from Long Kesh and Armagh remember their struggle and comrades who gave their all Free article
1969 Palestinian revolutionary icon Leila Khaled joins hunger strike
8 May 2017
Catholic Patriarch also hunger strikes in solidarity with Palestinians in Israeli jails Free article
No room for complacency in Brexit negotiations, says Oireachtas Good Friday Committee
6 May 2017
TDs and senators reiterate support for Irish Language Act in the North Free article
Bobby Sands MP – Died 5 May 1981 on hunger strike in the H-Blocks of Long Kesh
5 May 2017
5 May 1981 was one of the most defining days in Irish history. It was the day that Bobby Sands, the 27-year-old Member of Parliament for Fermanagh/South Tyrone, died on hunger strike in the H-Blocks of Long Kesh as part of the republican prisoners’ campaign for the restoration of political status. Free article
Good Friday Committee’s concern at Tony Taylor’s arrest and detention without trial
5 May 2017
Oireachtas members want meeting with British Secretary of State on Maghaberry Prison Free article
‘A victory for women’s health’ – Sinn Féin maternity services motion is backed by Dáil
4 May 2017
New National Maternity Hospital will be built, will remain entirely in public ownership, and will have legally guaranteed independence, says Louise O’Reilly TD Free article
‘Game-changer’ John Finucane selected to challenge DUP deputy leader Dodds in North Belfast
3 May 2017
‘For the first time ever, there is a prospect of a nationalist MP being returned for North Belfast’ Free article
Taoiseach sidesteps Dáil call by Gerry Adams for public inquiry into killing of garda by alleged agent
3 May 2017
Scope of Garda watchdog probe not satisfactory for victim’s family Free article
Bobby Sands Trust solidarity with Palestinian prisoners’ hunger strike
3 May 2017
‘We hope that the demands of the prisoners are met before the Palestinian people suffer the loss of any more sons and daughters at the hands of the Israeli state’ Free article
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