Raymond McCartney
Raymond McCartney | |
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Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Foyle | |
In office 15 July 2004 – 3 February 2020[1] | |
Preceded by | Mary Nelis |
Succeeded by | Martina Anderson |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] Derry, Northern Ireland | 29 November 1954
Nationality | Irish |
Political party | Sinn Féin |
Children | 1 |
Website | Sinn Féin profile |
Raymond McCartney (born 29 November 1954) is an Irish former Sinn Féin politician,[2] and a former hunger striker and volunteer of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA).
IRA membership
McCartney took part in the civil rights march in Derry on 30 January 1972, an event widely known as
Imprisonment
McCartney was involved in the
McCartney spent 53 days on hunger strike, from 27 October to 18 December.
Freedom and reversal of convictions
Since his release he has been active with ex-prisoners' groups
On 15 February 2007 McCartney and MacDermott had their murder convictions quashed by the
References
- ^ a b c MLA Details: Mr Raymond McCartney, niassembly.gov.uk; accessed 13 February 2020
- ^ "BBC News – Sinn Fein criticise police raid on Derry mayor 's home". BBC News. 13 July 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
- ^ ISBN 0-7475-3818-2.
- ISBN 978-1-84018-725-0.
- ^ Boris Worrall (20 January 2006). "Commission refers murder convictions of Raymond McCartney and Eamonn MacDermott for appeal". Criminal Cases Review Commission. Archived from the original on 8 January 2007. Retrieved 21 February 2007.
- ^ a b "Murder convictions ruled unsafe". BBC News. Retrieved 21 February 2007.
- ^ ISBN 0-330-49388-4.
- ^ "Raymond McCartney". Stratagem. Archived from the original on 29 August 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
- ^ "Security breach inquiry: Three released". BBC News. 5 April 2002. Retrieved 21 February 2007.
- ^ Rosie Cowan (6 September 2002). "Former IRA man recalls shootings". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 February 2007.
- ^ "Northern Ireland Assembly Election – 26 November 2003". Northern Ireland Assembly. Archived from the original on 26 September 2006. Retrieved 21 February 2007.
- ^ Irish Times report of Supreme Court case, irishtimes.com; retrieved 13 May 2011.
External links
- Profile: Raymond McCartney Archived 4 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine, sinnfein.ie; accessed 14 May 2016.