List of Irish political prisoners

Political Prisoners

Name

Sentence

Area

Location

England

PATRICK KELLYREMLongfordBelmarsh
SEAMUS McARDLEREMArmaghBelmarsh
BRIAN McHUGHREMFermanaghBelmarsh
JAMES MURPHYREMEnglandBelmarsh
MICHAEL PHILLIPSREMEnglandBelmarsh
PAT MARTIN35BelfastBelmarsh
ROISIN McALISKEYREMTyrone
GERRY HANRATTY35DublinFrankland
NICHOLAS MULLEN30SligoFrankland
JOE O'CONNELLLIFEClareFrankland
LIAM O'DUIBHIR30DublinFrankland
LIAM QUINNLIFESan FranciscoFrankland
VINCENT DONNELLYLIFETyroneFull Sutton
DONAL GANNON35DublinFull Sutton
PAUL MAGEE30BelfastFull Sutton
EOIN MORROW35LouthFull Sutton
PETER SHERRYLIFETyroneFull Sutton
JOHN CRAWLEY35DublinWhitemoor
EDDIE BUTLERLIFELimerickWhitemoor
HUGH DOHERTYLIFEDonegalWhitemoor
HARRY DUGGANLIFEClareWhitemoor
FRANKIE RAFFERTY35DublinWhitemoor
JAN TAYLOR30LondonWhitemoor

Long Kesh

H4A

JOHN BRADYLIFEStrabaneH4A
MARK CLEARYLIFEBelfastH4A
TERRY CLINTON14The MarketsH4A
KIERAN COLLINS10BeechmountH4A
CHRISTOPHER CRAVENLIFEBelfastH4A
ANTHONY DEERY20DerryH4A
CATHAL FOX16St James'sH4A
SEAN GRIFFIN16ToomeH4A
PADDY IRELAND10BeechmountH4A
SEAN KELLY24ToomeH4A
SEAN KELLYLIFEArdoyneH4A
MARTIN LAFFERTY19Sion MillsH4A
SEAMUS MADDEN27ToomeH4A
BILL MADDEN ToomeH4A
TOM McALLISTER16Lower FallsH4A
ARAN McCART17New LodgeH4A
MARK McDOWELLREMShort StrandH4A
WILLIAM McGAHEY20DerryH4A
SEAMUS McGARRIGLELIFEStrabaneH4A
PATSY McGURKLIFETyroneH4A
EAMON MOORELIFEDerryH4A
FRANK O'KANE18S/DerryH4A
MICHAEL O'NEILLREMDungivenH4A
MARK SKILLEN15BeechmountH4A

H4B

CRAIG BANNON14LisnaskeaH4B
PEARCE DARCY8OmaghH4B
LIAM GALLEN14TyroneH4B
PADDY GALLENLIFETyroneH4B
EUGENE GALLEN12TyroneH4B
EDDIE GRIEVEREMDungivenH4B
FINBAR GRIEVEREMDungivenH4B
JOE HARPERLIFEKilkeelH4B
NOEL HEALY14AndersonstownH4B
HARRY McCARTNEYLIFEArmaghH4B
NIGEL McDERMOTTLIFEStrabaneH4B
JJ McGEOUGH17TyroneH4B
SEAN McGUIGAN20DownpatrickH4B
DARCY McMENAMIN8TyroneH4B
LOUIS McNALLY22TyroneH4B
EAMONN MOORELIFEDerryH4B
DECLAN MOORE20DerryH4B
DECLAN MURPHY18South ArmaghH4B
ANTHONY RAISEY12Short StrandH4B
CONAL TIMONEY5CastledergH4B

H4C

BRIAN ARTHURS25DungannonH4C
MARTIN BULLOCKLIFETyroneH4C
KEVIN CAMPBELL10DungannonH4C
MICHAEL CARRAGHERREMSouth ArmaghH4C
GREGORY CARROLL22ArmaghH4C
STEVEN CONLON20TyroneH4C .
CORMAC CONLON14ArmaghH4C
SEAN CONNOLLY20BallymurphyH4C
ROBBIE DAVIDSON14ArmaghH4C
SEAN DUFFY17TyroneH4C
PAUL JOHN DUFFY9DerryH4C
PAUL EDWARDSREMBelfastH4C
NED FLYNN19AndersonstownH4C
RICHIE HARKIN20DerryH4C
SEAN HUGHES12BelfastH4C
SEAN KELLYLIFESt James'sH4C
OLIVER MASTERSON24AndersonstownH4C
PAUL McEVOY16New LodgeH4C
PADDY McGENNITY18NewryH4C
BRIAN McGUIGANREMDraperstownH4C
MARTIN MINESREMSouth ArmaghH4C
DAMIEN NICELLLIFEDerryH4C
MICK O'HARA14ArmaghH4C
MICHAEL TIMMONSLIFETwinbrookH4C

H4D

MICHAEL BENNET24AndersonstownH4D
LEO CUNNINGHAM24KilkeelH4D
JOHN DOBBINREMThe MarketsH4D
JOE DOHERTYLIFENew LodgeH4D
PADDY DONAGHY10AndersonstownH4D
GERARD GEARONREMArdoyneH4D
BRIAN HUNTERLIFEArdoyneH4D
TERRY LAVERYREMSt James'sH4D
HARRY McCANN15RandalstownH4D
VIVIAN McDONALD18TyroneH4D
BERNARD McGINNREMCastleblayneyH4D
COLM McILWEE BelfastH4D
NOEL McKAYLIFELower FallsH4D
STEPHEN McSTRAVICK14The MarketsH4D
ALEX MURPHYLIFEAndersonstownH4D
DOMINIC MURPHY10TyroneH4D
JOHN O'HAGAN16New LodgeH4D

H5A

SEAN BOYLE18New LodgeH5A
PADDY CORRIGAN10ArdoyneH5A
DAVID DELANEY16ArdoyneH5A
TONY DOHERTYLIFEDerryH5A
SEAN FAY16AndersonstownH5A
MICHAEL HILLEN21NewryH5A
FRANCIS MAHER25Turf LodgeH5A
ROY McCOOL20DerryH5A
DERMOT McERLAINE11ToomeH5A
STEPHEN McGUIGAN12The MarketsH5A
EUGENE McKEE18AndersonstownH5A
MICHAEL McKEE20BallymurphyH5A
HUGH McKEE22BelfastH5A
PETER MONTGOMERY14The MarketsH5A
DAMIEN MORGAN25New LodgeH5A
STEPHEN MURPHYREMSouth ArmaghH5A
BARRY MURRAY18LisnaskeaH5A
KEVIN MURRAY18StrabaneH5A
DOMINIC NICHOLLLIFECoalislandH5A
JOHN PEIRCE10New LodgeH5A
TONY TAYLOR18DerryH5A
SEAN McNULTY25TyroneH5A

H5B

DON BROWNELIFEDerryH5B
BARNEY CAMPBELLLIFETyroneH5B
BRENDAN CAMPBELL20CoalislandH5B
MARTIN DILLON14DerryH5B
CIARAN FERRY22AndersonstownH5D
DARRAN FITZPATRICK15LisnaskeaH5B
ARTHUR FORBES18StrabaneH5B
MARK HANNIGAN18StrabaneH5B
GAVIN HAWKINS10New LodgeH5B
PAUL JOHNSTON15AndersonstownH5B
BRENDAN McCANNREMDermot HillH5B
JOHN McFADDEN15Lower FallsH5B
JIM McGIVERN20BallymurphyH5B
MICKY McHUGH14AndersonstownH5B
KIERAN MURRAYLIFELurganH5B
THOMAS O'DWYER22BeechmountH5B
DERMOTT QUINN25The MoyH5B
FRANKIE TENNYSON17PortadownH5B

H5C

TOM BRENNANLIFEStrabaneH5C
MARK BROGAN14DerryH5C
JAMES DUFFINLIFETyroneH5C
PETER LYNCH24AndersonstownH5C
WILLIAM McATEERLIFEStrabaneH5C
JIMMY McCLEEVELIFENew LodgeH5C
PAUL McCREADY12StrabaneH5C
CHARLIE McKIERNANLIFEThe MarketsH5C
OLIVER McKINLEY24Lower FallsH5C
TOM McVEIGH16AndersonstownH5C
GERARD O'NEILLREMNew LodgeH5C
FRANCIS ROONEY12New BarnsleyH5C
MICKY ROULSTON18FermanaghH5C
PAUL STITT22New LodgeH5C
JOHN TUMELTYREMBelfastH5C

H5D

GARY BRESLIN18StrabaneH5D
SEAN CAMPBELL14New LodgeH5D
TARLAC CONNOLLYLIFEArmaghH5D
KEVIN COSGROVE21St James'sH5D
GERRY MAGEE20AntrimH5D
EMMANUEL MARLEY20ArdoyneH5D
SEAN MATHERS20NewryH5D
DERMOT McERLAINE11ToomeH5D
PAT McGUIGAN12The MarketsH5D
PATRICK McMAHON12Turf LodgeH5D
PAT MEEHAN20DerryH5D
MARTY MOLLOY24StrabaneH5D
GARY MONAGHAN15BeechmountH5D
JAMES MORGAN14St James'sH5D
PAUD MULLIGAN16LisnaskeaH5D
TONY O'NEILL20AndersonstownH5D
PAT SHEEHAN 24+2St James'sH5D
SEANNA WALSH22PoleglassH5D
CHRISTY WALSH12BeechmountH5D

H8A

MICHAEL MERVYN17TwinbrookH8A
JOE BRENNAN16South ArmaghH8A
TOMMY BROGAN30StrabaneH8A
JAMES CANNING30South ArmaghH8A
THOMAS COSGROVE16ArdoyneH8A
KEVIN DONEGAN08South ArmaghH8A
RORY DOUGANLIFEAndersonstownH8D
BERTIE DUFFYLIFEBelfastH8A
HARRY FITZSIMMONS16WhiterockH8A
BERNARD FOX22St James'sH8A
TOMMY FOXLIFEBelfastH8A
MARTIN GERVINLIFECoalislandH8A
PACKY LEONARD20Short StrandH8A
TOMMY MARRON16South ArmaghH8A
BRENDAN McANOY25Lower FallsH8A
DECLAN McCOMISHREMSouth ArmaghH8A
SEAN McKINLEYLIFEDivisH8A
CHRISTOPHER MORANREMBelfastH8A
SEAMUS MULLANLIFESouth DerryH8A
MYLES MURPHY24Lower FallsH8A
DAN ROONEY16St James'sH8A
THOMAS QUIGLEYLIFEBelfastH8A

H8B

MICKY BRESLIN25DerryH8B
MICHAEL CAMPBELL18New LodgeH8B
MICHAEL DOHERTY16ArdoyneH8B
JIM DONNELLY22BallymurphyH8B
MICHAEL DUFFYLIFEBeechmountH8B
RAB FRYERS25BelfastH8B
TOMMY HUGHES10New LodgeH8B
THOMAS JACKS20ScotlandH8B
PAUL KAVANAGHLIFEBeechmountH8B
BOBBY MAHON12New LodgeH8B
PETER McALEESE10ToomeH8B
KEVIN McCANN25Lower FallsH8B
LIAM McCOTTER17BelfastH5A
GERRY McDONNELLLIFEBelfastH8B
LIAM McNALLY22AndersonstownH8B
THOMAS McWILLIAMSLIFEArdoyneH8B
DERMOTT MOORELIFETyroneH8B
RORY MORGANREMBelfastH8B
MARTIN NELSON18LisnaskeaH8B
SEAN O'HAGAN24DungannonH8B
GERRY O'NEILL16Lower FallsH8B

H8C

GERARD BRADLEY10Unity FlatsH8C
DESMOND CHRISTIEREMDublinH8C
ROBERT CRAWFORDLIFEThe BoneH8C
BOBBY FITZSIMMONS20Short StrandH8C
PADDY HAMILL16PortadownH8C
SEAMUS HAWKINSREMTwinbrookH8C
PHIL MANNINGLIFEClonardH8C
PETER MARKEYLIFENewryH8C
BRENDAN LENNONREMSouth ArmaghH8C
TONY McCOLGAN12OmaghH8C
DAMIEN McCOMB30BelfastH8C
PAUL McCULLOUGH20BallymurphyH8C
BRENDAN McELKERNEYREMLower FallsH8C
KEVIN McSHANE16BeechmountH8C
GEORDIE MERVYN14BeechmountH8C
PADDY MURRAY25BeechmountH8C
JIM SMITH20ArdoyneH8C
BOBBY STOREYREMAndersonstownH8C
ALBERT WEIR18AndersonstownH8C
PADRAIC WILSON24AndersonstownH8C
PATRICK MAGEELIFEBelfastH8C

H8D

DAVY ADAMS25AndersonstownH8D
LIAM AVERILLLIFESouth DerryH8D
GERRY BUTLERLIFEBallycastleH8D
STEPHEN CANNING20AndersonstownH8D
COLM COYLE14NewryH8D
SEAMUS DOHERTY20DerryH8D
EUGENE GILMARTINLIFEBelfastH8D
SEAN HILL16BallycastleH8D
GERARD LOUGHLIN15BelfastH8D
SEAN LYNCH25FermanaghH8D
GERARD MACKEN25BeechmountH8D
STEPHEN MAGEE20BallymurphyH8D
KEVIN McCAFFERYREMAndersonstownH8D
PADDY McGILLOWAY22DerryH8D
FRANCIE McGOLDRICK14LisnaskeaH8D
NOEL McHUGHLIFELisnaskeaH8D
JIM McVEIGH24Lower FallsH8D
CIARAN MORRISON25BeechmountH8D
PADDY O'DOWDLIFELurganH8D
FEILIM O'hADHMAILL25TwinbrookH8D
DEREK SWEETMANREMDublinH8D

Maghaberry

PETER BATESON25South DerryMaghaberry
MARTINA ANDERSONLIFEDerryMaghaberry
ROSENA BROWN20AndersonstownMaghaberry
AILISH CARROLL15ArmaghMaghaberry
GERALDINE FERRITYLIFETyroneMaghaberry
ROSALEEN McCORLEY22AndersonstownMaghaberry
ROISIN MCLAUGHLINREMDonegalMaghaberry
ELLA O'DWYERLIFETipperaryMaghaberry
MAIRE WRIGHT24AndersonstownMaghaberry

26 Counties

Mountjoy

BRENDAN DOWDLIFEKerryMountjoy
TOMMY McMAHONLIFEMonaghanMountjoy
ANTON ROGERS6DonegalMountjoy

Portlaoise

FRANK BURKEREMDublinPortlaoise
CIARAN CHAMBERS7DublinPortlaoise
GABRIEL CLEARYREMDublinPortlaoise
JOHN CONATYREMDublinPortlaoise
DEREK DOHERTY25DublinPortlaoise
TONY DUNCANREMDublinPortlaoise
TOMMY ECCLES40LouthPortlaoise
DREW GILLESPIE10DonegalPortlaoise
JAMES GINLEY7MonaghanPortlaoise
TONY HEANEY15DerryPortlaoise
MATTHEW HENESSY10DublinPortlaoise
JIMMY HUGHES12TyronePortlaoise
PATRICK KAVANAGH6DerryPortlaoise
SEAN KINSELLA LIFEMonaghanPortlaoise
DENIS LAHIFFE 9WaterfordPortlaoise
PARAIC MAC FHLOINN35DublinPortlaoise
NOEL MAGEE 12DonegalPortlaoise
ANDREW MARTIN 5DublinPortlaoise
SIMON MAXWELL 6WestmeathPortlaoise
PEARSE McAULEY REMTyronePortlaoise
PATRICK MCCARTNEY6DerryPortlaoise
BRIAN MCNALLYREMDublinPortlaoise
BRIAN McSHANE 40LouthPortlaoise
JOHN MOYNA7MonaghanPortlaoise
PAT MURPHY5MeathPortlaoise
PAUL MURRAY6DerryPortlaoise
MICK O'BRIEN18DublinPortlaoise
BERNARD O'HAGAN6DerryPortlaoise
CONOR O'NEILL12TyronePortlaoise
MICHAEL O'NEILL18LimerickPortlaoise
NESSAN QUINLIVANREMLimerickPortlaoise
PETER RODGERS40BelfastPortlaoise
JERRY SHEEHYREMLimerickPortlaoise
HUGH WILKINSON6DerryPortlaoise
VINCENT WOOD22MayoPortlaoise
DENIS KINSELLA25DublinPortlaoise
PATRICK HAYES30LondonPortlaoise

USA

RICHARD JOHNSTON10 USA
KEVIN BARRY ARTTBelfastUSA
POL BRENNANBelfastUSA
TERRY KIRKBYBelfastUSA

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    Prison addresses

    HMP Belmarsh
    Western Way
    Thamesmead
    London SE 28
    HMP Frankland
    Finchale Avenue
    Brasside
    Low Newton
    Durham
    HMP Full Sutton
    York
    YO4 1PS
    HMP Whitemoor
    Long Hill Road
    March
    Cambridgeshire
    PE1 5QDR
    Portlaoise Prison
    Portlaoise
    County Laois
    H Blocks
    Long Kesh
    Lisburn
    County Antrim
    BT27 5RP
      Maghaberry Prison
    Old Road
    Upper Ballinderry
    Lisburn
    County Antrim
    BT2 82JP