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
Arnaldo Otegi to visit Dublin, London and Brussels in European tour
20 April 2016
Basque peace process leader to meet Bertie Ahern, Tony Blair's former Chief of Staff, as well as Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness Free article
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil join forces on new housing committee
20 April 2016
Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and Labour vote for John Curran to chair committee established by Sinn Féin intiaitive Free article
Boost for Sinn Féin on South Dublin County Council
20 April 2016
Councillor Dermot Richardson joins party to increase Sinn Féin's strength on County Council Free article
Attorney General calls for RUC killing to be reassessed by Public Prosecution Service
20 April 2016
IRA Volunteer Colum Marks was shot dead in an RUC shoot-to-kill operation in April 1991 in Downpatrick, County Down Free article
April 1940 – Seán McNeela and Tony D’Arcy die on hunger strike in Dublin
20 April 2016
WHEN Seán Russell was appointed IRA Chief of Staff in 1938 he immediately appointed Seán McNeela O/C England and Tony D’Arcy O/C Western Command.
After a few months of intense activity preparing for a bombing campaign in England, McNeela was arrested and sentenced to nine months’ imprisonment. He returned to Ireland in 1939 and was appointed IRA Director of Publicity and produced a... Free article
Reclaiming the Spirit of Easter 1916
19 April 2016
Robert Ballagh – one of the organisers of this weekend’s Reclaim 1916 March, Pageant and Free Open-Air Concert – on the Irish Government plans in 1991 for the 75th anniversary of the Rising Free article
Irish unity to the fore for Sinn Féin's 2016 Ard Fheis
19 April 2016
Republican party says 100 years on from the Rising it is time for an open and honest debate on the reunification of Ireland Free article
Shannon US military aircraft charges dropped against peace activist Edward Horgan
18 April 2016
Dr Horgan was on his way to London peace conference when arrested by gardaí near four US military transports Free article
TV challenge to SDLP to tell voters their plan on government before poll on 5 May
18 April 2016
SDLP deputy leader ducks question from Sinn Féin Agriculture Minister Michelle O'Neill Free article
Doctors' evidence on rubber bullets suppressed by British Army chiefs in Whitehall
18 April 2016
80% of people treated for rubber bullet wounds had injuries to their head and neck, in clear contravention of guidelines issued to British Army soldiers firing the lethal projectiles Free article
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