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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

Sinn Féin again calls for the release of Tony Taylor

10 March 2017

No evidence has been produced to justify his continued detention or his arrest a year ago today, says Declan Kearney Free article

Right2Water announces ‘One Last Push’ rally for Dublin – Saturday 8 April

9 March 2017

Oireachtas Water Committee delay ‘a stalling tactic by Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil for a bit of breathing space in which to reach a deal between themselves’ – Sinn Féin TD Jonathan O’Brien Free article

Mortgages sell-off to vulture funds – Finance Minister should just say ‘no’

9 March 2017

Permanent TSB – which is 75% owned by the taxpayer – has said it will look at potentially selling off customer mortgages that are ‘in deep arrears’ during 2017 Free article

‘An Phoblacht Editorial’, March 2017 – Sharing power, equality and integrity

8 March 2017

The over-riding concern of republicans is to restore power-sharing in the spirit and practices of the Good Friday Agreement and to rebuild public confidence in institutions that they feel alienated from or antagonistic towards Free article

Political earthquake – Unionism loses Stormont majority for first time in history in huge Sinn Féin surge

4 March 2017

Assembly election sees Sinn Féin come within one seat of DUP Free article

Thousands of Fenians to descend on Tallaght on Sunday

4 March 2017

The Fenians were one of the most significant organisations in Irish history and had a huge influence on politics in Ireland and abroad Free article

We will use our mandate to deliver for all – Gerry Adams

3 March 2017

Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams has said Sinn Féin will use its mandate from yesterday's Assembly election to deliver equality, integrity and respect for all. Free article

Michelle O’Neill tops poll – ‘This is a great day’

3 March 2017

The re-elected MLA said Sinn Féin will now enter post-election negotiations with the new mandate received from the people Free article

Equality, integrity and respect – Assembly election, 2 March 2017

1 March 2017

This is not about Orange versus Green. This is about bad government versus good government. This is about Arlene Foster’s style of politics and government versus that of Martin McGuinness and Michelle O’Neill. Free article