The death of Martin McGuinness provoked strong reactions from both those who held him in high esteem and from those who were unable to forgive him for his leading role in the Provisional IRA. The breadth of reactions demonstrates the …
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‘Ninety Miles from Dublin’: The 1981 hunger strike; what it meant and why it happened.
Liam Cowley explores the factors which contributed to the 1981 hunger strike, and how its impact spread as far as the Middle East.
This year marks the 35th anniversary of the 1981 H-Blocks hunger strike in which ten Irish republicans died. The average age of the dead men was 25, with the youngest two, O’Hara and McElwee, aged 23. In Ireland’s most …