Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Peggy O'Hara

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was redirect. I'm going to leave the article history intact so that someone can merge if they feel strongly. - Philippe 02:37, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Peggy O'Hara

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Non-notable political activist from Northern Ireland. The article contains two assertions of notability:

1. That she was the mother of an IRA members who died in hunger strike. Her son Patsy is clearly notable, but people are not notable just because they have a notable relative
2. That she was an unsuccessful candidate in the Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2007. per WP:BIO#Politicians, failed election candidates are non-notable

The article has no references, but lists two external links. One is a [dead link], and the other is just correspondence on the letters page of an obscure publication. BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 20:14, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Northern Ireland-related deletion discussions. . --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 20:16, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Ireland-related deletion discussions. . --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 20:16, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

• Merge/redirect to Patsy O'Hara. She was probably a media focus during her son's hunger strike, and seems to have some symbolic pull today because of the family's devotion to the cause of Irish Republicanism, but there doesn't seem to be a longstanding career of public agitation or something that would make her notable. --Dhartung | Talk 20:58, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

• I note that there is nothing on the article to indicate that it is being considered for deletion. Something should be added, at present this could be an invalid nomination. PatGallacher (talk) 21:51, 18 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Thanks for pointing that out; it is now fixed. Not sure how it happened, because twinkle reported success. --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 22:10, 18 April 2008 (UTC)
• Merge as wikipedia doesn't have enough space for every suffering Irish mother.Red Hurley (talk) 23:27, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
• Merge/redirect to Patsy O'Hara per Dhartung.Insearchofintelligentlife (talk) 00:24, 19 April 2008 (UTC)
• Merge per above. Stifle (talk) 14:27, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

• Merge/redirect as per Dhartung - the only thing worth merging, if it can be referenced, is a short mention of her candidacy last year. Warofdreams talk 15:42, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.