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The death and life of Pat Tierney, the Bard of Ballymun Twenty-five years ago, poet and activist Pat Tierney died on his 39th birthday. Fionnuala McCarthy remembers a life story overshadowed by a controversy in death. By Fionnuala McCarthy Sunday 3 Jan 2021, 8:00 PM Jan 3rd 2021, 8:00 PM 68,793 Views 33 Comments Fionnuala McCarthy THE PHONE CALL came to the Sunday Tribune newsroom on 28 December 1995 from a flat in Ballymun. The caller, Pat Tierney, explained he was planning to take his life the following week, on his 39th birthday. Before he died, he wanted the opportunity to tell his story and explain the reasons for his decision. ....