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Republican Gerry O'Hare - former editor of An Phoblacht and travel journalist - dies

Summary

Gerry O'Hare, a prominent Belfast republican and travel journalist, died at 79 in Belfast on 29 October 2020 after a period of ill health. He had joined the Provisional IRA in 1969, rising to a high‑ranking position before fleeing to the Republic in the early 1970s and being imprisoned for IRA membership. While in Mountjoy Prison, he helped restrain prison officers during a hijacked helicopter incident in 1973 that saw three IRA men escape. After his release, he served as editor of the republican paper An Phoblacht from 1975 to 1977. He later worked for the Irish Press Group, becoming its travel editor, and founded the magazine Travel Extra in 1995. O'Hare remained connected to the republican movement until his death. He was survived by his second wife, journalist Anne Cadwallader, and his first wife, Rita O'Hare, Sinn Féin representative in Washington DC.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Republican Gerry O'Hare - former editor of An Phoblacht and travel journalist - dies. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

When:

• 1975 until 1977 Other
• 2020-10-29 Publication

Why: Unusually for a travel writer, he was forced to avoid any flights which might land at British airports because he was still the subject of outstanding warrants in Northern Ireland. CNI source report

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