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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

Martin McGuinness – ‘I will not be standing in the Assembly election’

19 January 2017

‘Whatever happens on the other side of the election has to represent meaningful and fundamental change which is accepted and recognised by the entire constituency in the North’ Free article

An Phoblacht – What led to Martin McGuinness's resignation

17 January 2017

January issue of An Phoblacht in shops or online edition just €10 for 12 issues Free article

British PM’s Brexit ‘wish list’ threatens hard Border across Ireland

17 January 2017

‘Sinn Féin’s position is clear – 56% of the people here voted to remain and those voices need to be heard’ Free article

‘D Day’ at Stormont sees Sinn Féin decline to replace Martin McGuinness – new election inevitable

16 January 2017

Michelle O’Neill MLA says party won’t nominate new deputy First Minister after Martin McGuiness’s resignation last week Free article

Stormont brought down by DUP arrogance – ‘An Phoblacht’ Editorial

16 January 2017

The DUP have been allowed to not only hollow out the Good Friday Agreement but also to poke the nationalist community in the eye at every opportunity Free article

Sinn Féin will NOT nominate new deputy First Minister by Monday 5pm deadline – next step elections

15 January 2017

Calls for Assembly election ‘to allow the people to have their say’ Free article

Irish unity debate in Dublin next Saturday to hear voices from unionism and Scottish independence campaign

15 January 2017

21 January – anniversary of inaugural meeting of the First Dáil Free article

‘Home Sweet Home’ calls for 10,000 social housing units a year

13 January 2017

Campaign continues with outreach programme delivering care packages, sleeping bags, warm clothes and food after Apollo House vacated Free article

Lynn Boylan MEP urges Broadcasting Authority to stop INM swallowing up more media

13 January 2017

‘The accumulation of such communicative power can give wealthy individuals and organisations the power to distort the media landscape to suit their interests and personal views’ Free article