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
Michelle O’Neill launches Sinn Féin manifesto for ‘extraordinary’ Assembly election
15 February 2017
‘We go to the polls on March 2nd because we called time on the arrogance and contempt of the DUP’ Free article
Marriage equality – Assembly election candidates pressed to sign pledge
14 February 2017
‘Equal marriage threatens no one. It is about equal rights for everyone.’ Free article
Garda whistleblower has private meeting with Sinn Féin deputy leader and Justice spokesperson
13 February 2017
Maurice McCabe rejects Commission of Investigation – calls for full public inquiry Free article
Irish Government Foreign Affairs Minister to deliver Pat Finucane lecture
13 February 2017
Charlie Flanagan to be special speaker in Belfast’s Europa Hotel on Thursday 23 February Free article
Every vote counts for equality
13 February 2017
A VOTE for Sinn Féin will be a vote not just against corruption and mismanagement but for equality and respect, the party says ahead of publishing its election platform. Free article
‘Chaotic’ Fine Gael Government faces Dáil ‘no confidence’ motion from Sinn Féin in election call
12 February 2017
Mary Lou McDonald urges all Opposition parties – including Fianna Fáil – to back move to topple Enda Kenny’s ‘cover-up’ coalition Free article
Belfast – Judgment reserved in Irish-language case against Executive
9 February 2017
Sinn Féin activists joined Irish-language lobbyists supporting the court action Free article
Sinn Féin’s ‘Young Turks’ ready for the battles ahead
9 February 2017
Sinn Féin Republican Youth Comhdháil Náisiúnta hears from Gerry Adams, Michelle O’Neill and Martina Anderson Free article
Equality and power-sharing are no longer negotiable - Sinn Féin Chairperson Declan Kearney
7 February 2017
Political unionism and the British and Irish governments need to understand that the fundamental principles of equality and power sharing are non-negotiable Free article
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