Talk:Martin O'Hagan

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Tragically murdered? Doesn't sound like a NPOV to me.

Why on the list of terrorists?

Copyvio
Large chunks of this are copied from the Guardian article. I'm not listing this as a copyvio at the minute, but it needs significantly reworded. Stu  ’Bout ye!  10:50, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

WikiProject class rating
This article was automatically assessed because at least one article was rated and this bot brought all the other ratings up to at least that level. BetacommandBot 23:33, 27 August 2007 (UTC) Alanl06 (talk) 07:22, 29 January 2008 (UTC)alanl06 why will wikipedia not allow the truth to be told O Hagan wax an active terrorist who attempted to murder soldiers in a foot patrol but botched it and was caught fleeing the scene and ( with the usual lack of any moral conviction by th DPP ) was let off with a possession charge. His brother Rory and Martin continued to carry out murderous operations even after the Official I.R.A. had called a ceasefire, notably the murder of Constable George Chambers in Kilwilkee estate on the 15th December 1972 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Alanl06 (talk • contribs) 07:29, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

Further Comment
On the basis that Martin O'Hagan was a reformed terrorist and contributed to all sections of the Northern Ireland community in his exposes of the IRA/UVF etc I have decided to edit this article with as much NPOV material as I can get my hands on. In my view, comments such as the above by Alanl06 are irrelevant, because whether or not the man was a terrorist, he remains a notable figure in the modern history of Northern Ireland. The Thunderer (talk) 16:57, 31 August 2008 (UTC)

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Only journalist killed during the Troubles
The article states that O'Hagan was the only journalist killed during the Troubles. While he was the only journalist murdered in Northern Ireland, Ross McWhirter was murdered by the IRA in London. I edited the article to state this, but my edit was reverted based on WP:LEAD. I suggest that the current version of the article might mislead a reader to think that O'Hagan was the only journalist murdered by paramilitary organisations involved in the Troubles. If this information is not considered suitable for insertion into the lead section, then I suggest that the statement about O'Hagan being the only journalist murdered in NI could be moved into the main part of the article. Alekksandr (talk) 16:47, 25 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Was Ross McWhirter a journalist at the time of his death? Or is that your original research? FDW777 (talk) 17:14, 25 September 2021 (UTC)
 * 1. Please assume good faith/ do not make assumptions about original research.


 * 2. McWhirter is categorised in his article under "Category:Assassinated British journalists". Alekksandr (talk) 17:46, 25 September 2021 (UTC)


 * Unless you have references, it's original research. That you attempt to use Wikipedia as a reference doesn't fill me with confidence. FDW777 (talk) 17:50, 25 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Just come across this, references are actually very easy to find. The contemporary BBC article linked below and the Guardian’s article also linked should hopefully be enough:
 * http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/november/27/newsid_2528000/2528787.stm Cunobeline (talk) 14:03, 26 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Sorry, I also found another journalist killed by the IRA in London, article linked below:
 * https://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/18956252.barrow-journalist-philip-geddes-died-ira-bombing-remembered-37-years/ Cunobeline (talk) 14:06, 26 May 2023 (UTC)