Hunger Strikes

A PLACARD put up at a roadside in Co Tyrone to mark the 40th anniversary of the hunger strike has been removed.

A COLLECTION of articles, essays and poems reflecting on the impact of the republican hunger strikes is to be republished with new contributors.

SHE was one of the most famous mothers in the world, but none who depicted Rosaleen Sands in scores of films, documentaries and books knew the real woman, mourners at her funeral heard yesterday.

AN RTÉ radio presenter has apologised for laughing while reading a quote from former taoiseach Liam Cosgrave about hunger strikers saying "water was too good" for them.

THE history of hunger strikes in Ireland is documented in a new exhibition at Dublin's Kilmainham Gaol which opened last night.

If we want to fully understand what exactly was going on inside the H-Blocks at the time of the two Hunger Strikes we need to have an honest look at the build up to them.

Miriam Meets RTE One The Blame Game Radio 4 It is 35 years since the 1981 hunger strikes but the testimony of three brothers made for painful listening.

BOBBY Sands MP died on May 5, 35 years ago. The anniversary of his death happens to coincide with next week’s assembly election.

US presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders once tried to intervene in the Hunger Strikes by writing directly to British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher telling her he was “deeply disturbed by the abuse, humiliation and degrading treatment” of the prisoners.

A FORMER IRA hunger striker will give the oration at the main Eirigi commemoration to mark the 100th anniversary of the Easter Rising.