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
Unionist electioneering jeopardising political institutions, Desmond Greaves School hears
11 September 2015
Primacy of the democratic political institutions and democratic civic policing are being seriously undermined, Sinn Féin National Chairperson Declan Kearney says Free article
Garda Commissioner – 'IRA military structures are disbanded'
10 September 2015
Garda Commissioner stands by assessment that IRA no longer maintains any military capacity Free article
Taoiseach playing into hands of those who want institutions to fail
10 September 2015
Gerry Adams says Taoiseach's decision to support unionist calls for adjournment of Assembly is a mistake Free article
Gerry Adams 'seriously concerned' by PSNI arrest of Sinn Féin Chairperson for North
9 September 2015
Unionist parties accused of toying with Peace Process Free article
I beg your (royal) pardon, Nigel
9 September 2015
DUP MP kept quiet about receiving royal pardon for riot prison term Free article
British confess – Royal Navy submarine did endanger trawler and crew off Irish coast
9 September 2015
Armed Forces Minister Penny Mordaunt told Westminster Parliament British military vessele was not responsible Free article
Right2Water: 'Passing of Boylan Report in EU a serious blow to Irish Government'
9 September 2015
The Right2Water campaign in Ireland has welcomed the passing of the Boylan Report on Right2Water in the European Parliament Free article
Fine Gael spins on EU Right2Water report – Sinn Féin absolutely opposed to domestic Water Charges
8 September 2015
Report is compromise document with 250 amendments from all the different political groups Free article
Over half of Corsica's 300 local councils back amnesty for political prisoners
8 September 2015
Amnesty demand for Corsican political prisoners grows amongst local authorities, communities and celebrities Free article
Belfast City Hall rally says “Refugees Welcome in Ireland”
8 September 2015
Sinn Féin Mayor drives home message of support for refugees Free article
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