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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

Forgotten Free State atrocities in Dublin

1 September 2016

The month of August 1922 was a period of vicious murders by Free State forces in the wake of the assassination of Michael Collins Free article

Protests against Turkey's war on Kurds

1 September 2016

Dubin protesters express support to the people of Rojava as Turkey ramps-up its war on Kurds under the pretext of fighting ISIS Free article

How do you like them Apples, Fine Gael?

31 August 2016

Protesters cover Fine Gael head office with apples as row over €13billion in taxes owed by software giant Apple continues Free article

Government must address exodus of healthcare graduates

31 August 2016

Sinn Féin Health Spokesperson Louise O"Reilly TD writes that the tide of doctors and nurses emigrating following graduation must be addressed, and that means a real reform of a health system in crisis Free article

Back from Palestine – Long Kesh Hunger Striker Pat Sheehan MLA writes

31 August 2016

‘The Palestinian Prime Minister thanked Sinn Féin for our long history of solidarity with the Palestinian people and he encouraged us to share our experience of the Irish Peace Process with all sides in the Palestinian/Israeli conflict’ Free article