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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

DUP First Minister Foster to face Assembly grilling Monday over ‘cash for ash’ scandal

16 December 2016

Renewable energy incentive scheme run by DUP ministers could burn taxpayers for £400million Free article

A chara Gael – Ár gcara Dale

14 December 2016

In ómós do Dale Moore Free article

Victims’ groups ‘utterly reject offensive remarks’ by Irish Independent on Dublin/Monaghan bombings

13 December 2016

Indo columnist accused of ‘playing fast and loose’ with feelings of the bereaved families and survivors in deadliest attack of the conflict Free article

Dáil protest – Irish citizens in North demand right to vote for President of Ireland

13 December 2016

‘We are not partial citizens, we are not conditional citizens, and we are certainly not second-class citizens’ Free article

Tyrone Volunteers’ families strengthen bonds with Galway republicans

13 December 2016

Volunteers Brian Campbell and Colm McGirr were shot dead by an undercover SAS squad on 4 December 1983 Free article

British Army uses anti-imperialist opponent Gandhi to recruit youngsters

12 December 2016

Anti-war activist against British colonialism exploited in Ministry of Defence propaganda Free article

Police watchdog handed new evidence by relatives on 1971 McGurk’s Bar bombing by unionist UVF

10 December 2016

Bereaved relatives believe papers recently obtained in a trawl of historic records indicate that senior officers and others in authority were guilty of collusion Free article