Raymond McCartney MLA
Raymond McCartney is a former political prisoner who came to prominence during the first Hungerstrike of 1980. Raymond first became involved in Republican politics after witnessing the events of Bloody Sunday. Interned in the early seventies Raymond was later imprisoned in Long Kesh in the 70's he participated in the campaign for political status by going on the blanket and the no wash protest which culminated in the hungerstrikes of 1980 and 1981. Following his release from prison Raymond became involved in community politics and Sinn Féin structures. Raymond was co-opted onto the Assembly team following the retirement of Mary Nelis and was a founding member of Coiste Na n-Iarchimí, the group set up to look after the interests of former political prisoners. Raymond also represents Sinn Féin on the policing and justice issue in the Programme for Government Committee and is the party spokesperson on Regional Development and is on the Long Kesh monitoring group which is overseeing the redeveloping of the former Kesh site
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