Kieran Doherty (hunger striker)

Kieran Doherty
Teachta Dála
In office
June 1981 – 2 August 1981
ConstituencyCavan–Monaghan
Personal details
Born(1955-10-16)16 October 1955
Andersonstown, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Died2 August 1981(1981-08-02) (aged 25)
HM Prison Maze, County Down, Northern Ireland
Cause of deathDied after 73 days on hunger strike
Resting placeMilltown Cemetery
Political partyAnti H-Block
Military service
ParamilitaryFianna Éireann (1971–1972)
Provisional IRA (1972–1981)
RankVolunteer
UnitBelfast Brigade
Battles/warsThe Troubles

Kieran Doherty (16 October 1955 – 2 August 1981) was an Irish republican hunger striker and politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cavan–Monaghan constituency from June 1981 to August 1981. He was a volunteer in the Belfast Brigade of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA).