Category: Hunger Strikes
Hunger Striker Profile 3: Raymond McCreesh
Conviction: attempted murder, possession of rifle & ammunition, membership of a proscribed organisation
Sentence: 14 years
Joined Hunger Strike: 22nd March
Suicided 21st May
The 7th child of 8 in a family from Carnlough, Co. Armagh, Raymond McC… more »
Hunger Striker Profile 2: Francis Hughes
Conviction: Murder
Sentence: Life
Joined Hunger Strike: 15th March
Suicided: 12th May
From Bellaghy in the south of Co. Londonderry, Hughes was once described by the police as the most wanted man in Northern Ireland. His father was a farmer and for… more »
Hunger Striker Profile 1: Bobby Sands
Bobby Sands
Went Hungry 1st March
Suicided 5th May
The most famous hunger striker, idolised by republicans across Northern Ireland (he was even compared to Jesus in the discussion pages at Wikipedia), Robert Gerard Sands was born and raised in Newto… more »
The Hunger Strikes – Fact and Fiction (part 2)
Having posted the introduction to my hunger strikers series and a first post looking at the background and events surrounding the hunger strikes, questions remain. Who were the 10 men who chose death rather than serve out their sentences like any other… more »
The Hunger Strikes – Fact and Fiction (part 1)
Growing up I only ever had, like most unionists I imagine, a very basic understanding of what the hunger strikes and blanket protests were for, ie the republican terrorists didn't like the thought of being treated like the other criminals in prison at th… more »
The Hunger Strikers – Fact and Fiction (introduction)
A generation of Republicans has already grown up idolising the 10 men prepared to die rather than face their sentences
Whatever your feelings on the Hunger Strikers of 1981, there's no doubt that they've had a big influence on a large number of people.… more »
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