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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

Fianna Fáil the big losers in faux water wars

13 April 2017

The strength of the five Right2Water TDs in the Oireachtas Water Committee came from the hundreds of thousands of people who have campaigned against water charges since 2014 Free article

Fine Gael’s foot is on the neck of Fianna Fáil to sabotage Oireachtas Water Committee, Mary Lou tells Dáil

11 April 2017

Taoiseach challenged to respect public opposition to water charges Free article

Derry 15-year-old shot dead by British sniper was not carrying rifle – coroner’s judgment 45 years later

10 April 2017

Manus Deery was eating chips after getting his first wage packet when soldier cut him down weeks after Bloody Sunday massacre Free article

Tory Secretary of State Brokenshire must stop pandering to those standing in the way of progress

10 April 2017

The onus is on the DUP to live up to its responsibility to share power on the basis of equality and the terms established in the Good Friday Agreement Free article

Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil must listen to the people on water charges – Mary Lou McDonald addresses Right2Water rally

8 April 2017

‘The Right2Water campaign won the argument on the streets. We won the battle at the ballot box last year and your Right2Water TDs won the argument at the committee this week.’ Free article