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Protest by Irish republican prisoners in Northern Ireland
five-year protest during the Troubles by Irish republican prisoners in Northern Ireland culminated in a hunger strike in 1981. The protest began as the blanket
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Irish hunger striker (1954–1981)
National Liberation Army (INLA), and the last hunger striker to die during the 1981 Irish hunger strike. Devine, also known as Red Mickey because of his
Michael Devine (hunger striker)
Michael_Devine_(hunger_striker)
Irish Provisional IRA member (1954–1981)
of the 1981 hunger strike in which Irish republican prisoners protested against the removal of Special Category Status. During Sands's strike, he was
Bobby_Sands
Irish Republican (1956–1981)
August 1981) was an Irish republican and member of the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) from Park, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The Dungiven
Kevin_Lynch_(hunger_striker)
1923 Hunger strike
1923 mass hunger strikes were undertaken by Irish republican prisoners protesting the continuation of their internment without trial. The Irish Civil War
1923_Irish_hunger_strikes
Form of protest or political activism
There are examples of hunger strikers dying after 46 to 73 days of strike, for example the 1981 Irish hunger strike. Hunger strikers can experience
Hunger_strike
2008 Irish film
Hunger is a 2008 historical drama film about the 1981 Irish hunger strike. It was directed by Steve McQueen (in his feature directorial debut) and starred
Hunger_(2008_film)
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prisoners 1972 Irish hunger strike 1980 Irish hunger strike – predecessor of the bigger and better known 1981 strike 1981 Irish hunger strike This disambiguation
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proscribed "terrorism" offences. These protests culminated in the 1981 Irish hunger strike in which ten prisoners died. This article lists the various artistic
Artistic reactions to the 1981 Irish hunger strike
Artistic_reactions_to_the_1981_Irish_hunger_strike
Part of the Irish War of Independence
death of the Irish revolutionary Thomas Ashe on hunger strike (25 September 1917) Irish Republicans prisoners carried out several hunger strikes with their
1920_Cork_hunger_strike
Irish hunger striker and IRA volunteer
September 1951 – 8 July 1981) was a volunteer in the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) who died during the 1981 Irish hunger strike. Joseph McDonnell
Joe McDonnell (hunger striker)
Joe_McDonnell_(hunger_striker)
Irish republican hunger striker and politician (1955–1981)
– 2 August 1981) was an Irish republican hunger striker and politician who served as a TD for Cavan–Monaghan from June 1981 to August 1981. He was a volunteer
Kieran Doherty (hunger striker)
Kieran_Doherty_(hunger_striker)
Irish republican (1957–1981)
O'Hara was one of 10 Irish republicans who died in the 1981 hunger strike. O'Hara was born in Bishop Street, Derry, Northern Ireland. He joined Official
Patsy_O'Hara
Irish Republican (1956–1981)
the sixth to die during the 1981 Irish Hunger Strike. Edward Martin Hurson, from Cappagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, was one of nine children born
Martin_Hurson
UK parliamentary by-election
by-election in early 1981, when the 1981 Irish hunger strike was underway. The by-election was seized on by supporters of the hunger strike as a way to register
April 1981 Fermanagh and South Tyrone by-election
April_1981_Fermanagh_and_South_Tyrone_by-election
Election to the 22nd Dáil
The 1981 Irish general election to the 22nd Dáil was held on Thursday, 11 June, following the dissolution of the 21st Dáil on 21 May by President Patrick
1981_Irish_general_election
Irish republican paramilitary group formed in 1974
confrontation and in March the 1981 Irish hunger strike began. Three INLA members died during the latter hunger strike – Patsy O'Hara, Kevin Lynch, and
Irish National Liberation Army
Irish_National_Liberation_Army
Irish hunger striker (1942–1976)
Army (IRA) hunger striker from County Mayo, Ireland who died in 1976 in Wakefield Prison, West Yorkshire, England after 62 days on hunger strike. Stagg was
Frank Stagg (Irish republican)
Frank_Stagg_(Irish_republican)
1996 Irish film
Irish-American film written and directed by Irish filmmaker Terry George, co-written by Jim Sheridan, and based on the true story of the 1981 hunger strike
Some_Mother's_Son
Provisional IRA volunteer and hunger striker
during the 1981 Irish hunger strike in HM Prison Maze. Hughes was one of 22 Irish republicans who died on hunger-strike between 1917 and 1981. Hughes was
Francis_Hughes
Mountjoy and Cork hunger strikes. Six deaths. 1980 Irish hunger strike – Protest by Irish republican prisoners from Northern Ireland against the rescindment
List_of_hunger_strikes
Former Provisional IRA prisoner and author
an Irish author and former Irish republican activist from Belfast, best known for his 2005 memoir Blanketmen: An Untold Story of the H-Block Hunger Strike
Richard_O'Rawe
Hunger strike in the UK
alleged pro-Palestine protest action. The hunger strike was the biggest in UK prisons since the 1981 Irish hunger strike. All 8 prisoners are being held on remand
2025 Prisoners for Palestine hunger strike
2025_Prisoners_for_Palestine_hunger_strike
2001 film by Les Blair
H3 is a film released in 2001 about the 1981 Irish hunger strike at HM Prison Maze in Northern Ireland, the events leading up to it, and subsequent developments
H3_(film)
2016 British film
2016 British-Irish documentary film about Bobby Sands and the 1981 Irish hunger strike, which lasted for 66 days, from Northern Ireland. The film mixes
Bobby_Sands:_66_Days
Irish Republican hunger striker (d. 1923)
was an Irish militant and Republican activist who was the youngest (at 19 years of age) of the 22 Irish republicans who died while on hunger strike in the
Joseph_Whitty
Provisional IRA volunteer (1957–1981)
was one of the ten Irish republicans who died during the 1981 Irish hunger strike in the Maze Prison. McCreesh was one of 22 Irish republicans (in the
Raymond_McCreesh
Fassbender portrayed Irish republican Bobby Sands during the events of the 1981 Irish hunger strike in Steve McQueen's historical drama Hunger. His performance
Michael Fassbender filmography
Michael_Fassbender_filmography
Provisional IRA member
November 1957 – 8 August 1981) was a Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) volunteer who participated in the 1981 hunger strike. From Bellaghy, County
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Paramilitary force active from 1969 to 2005
protest against criminalisation culminated in the 1981 Irish hunger strike, when seven IRA and three Irish National Liberation Army members starved themselves
Provisional Irish Republican Army
Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army
Irish republican (born 1955)
Éireann during the 1981 Irish hunger strike. Agnew was born in Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland in 1955. His grandfather was also an Irish republican and was
Paddy Agnew (Irish republican)
Paddy_Agnew_(Irish_republican)
UK parliamentary by-election
2021). "IRA prisoner Bobby Sands died following 66 days on hunger strike on this day in 1981". The Irish Post. Campaign literature from the by-election
August 1981 Fermanagh and South Tyrone by-election
August_1981_Fermanagh_and_South_Tyrone_by-election
in 1981 Irish hunger strike). 8 July - Joe McDonnell, volunteer in the Provisional Irish Republican Army (born 1951; died in 1981 Irish hunger strike).
1981_in_Northern_Ireland
Provisional IRA hunger striker (1949–1974)
Gaughan was one of 22 Irish republicans to die on hunger strike in the 20th century, which began with the 1917 death of the Irish revolutionary Thomas
Michael Gaughan (Irish republican)
Michael_Gaughan_(Irish_republican)
Irish Catholic priest (1932–2006)
controversially among Irish republicans, for his role, with the families of prisoners, in bringing to an end the 1981 Irish hunger strike. In 1995, his church
Denis_Faul
Intentionally causing one's own death as protest
Ireland. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19289-476-2. Beresford, David (1987). Ten men dead : the story of the 1981 Irish hunger strike.
Suicide_protest
Part of a five-year protest during the Troubles
resolve the crisis and declared their intention of "hunger striking once more". The 1981 Irish hunger strike began on 1 March when Bobby Sands refused food
Dirty_protest
1960s–1998 conflict in Northern Ireland
culminated in hunger strikes in 1980 and 1981, aimed at the restoration of political status, as well as other concessions. In the 1981 Irish hunger strike, 10 republican
The_Troubles
IRA member (1950–2005)
28 December 2005) was a Provisional Irish Republican Army volunteer who took part in the 1981 Irish hunger strike and was later a leading member of Sinn
Matt Devlin (Irish republican)
Matt_Devlin_(Irish_republican)
Topics referred to by the same term
services "Roll of Honour" (song), an Irish Republican song praising the participants in the 1981 Irish Hunger Strike Honor Roll (disambiguation) Role of
Roll_of_Honour
Political wall paintings in Northern Ireland
or community. In Irish republican areas the themes of murals include the 1981 Irish hunger strike, with particular emphasis on strike leader Bobby Sands
Murals_in_Northern_Ireland
Irish writer and republican
an Irish author, playwright, screenwriter, and former volunteer in the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) who took part in the 1981 Irish hunger strike
Laurence_McKeown
Irish rebel song
Provisional IRA and INLA volunteers who died during the 1981 Irish hunger strike in Northern Ireland. It was written by Gerry O'Glacain, and was released on
Roll_of_Honour_(song)
Irish republican (1948–2008)
1980 Irish hunger strike. Hughes was born in June 1948 into an Irish Nationalist Catholic family from the Lower Falls area of Belfast, Northern Ireland. He
Brendan_Hughes
British film director and video artist (born 1969)
directorial film debut with the historical drama Hunger (2008), which focused on the 1981 Irish hunger strike, followed by the erotic psychological drama Shame
Steve_McQueen_(director)
Irish Sinn Féin politician (born 1958)
the Maze Prison to join the 1981 hunger strikes, which was aimed at gaining political status for Provisional IRA and Irish National Liberation Army prisoners
Pat Sheehan (Irish republican)
Pat_Sheehan_(Irish_republican)
Irish socialist and republican political activist (born 1947)
to place an embargo on handling British goods until the hunger strikes ended. On 16 January 1981, Devlin and her husband were attacked by members of the
Bernadette_Devlin_McAliskey
Irish republican
South Armagh Brigade of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) who took part in the 1981 Irish hunger strike. On 2 March 1977, Quinn and Raymond McCreesh
Paddy Quinn (Irish republican)
Paddy_Quinn_(Irish_republican)
Part of a five-year protest during the Troubles
participated in the 1923 Irish hunger strikes, resulting in several deaths. In mid-June 1943 a blanket protest was carried out by Irish Republican prisoners
Blanket_protest
Irish republican activist and militant
of Publicity for Sinn Féin. During the 1981 Irish hunger strike, Morrison acted as spokesman for the IRA hunger strikers' leader Bobby Sands, who was elected
Danny Morrison (Irish republican)
Danny_Morrison_(Irish_republican)
1981 IRA attack in Northern Ireland
the 1981 Irish hunger strike. Since 1970, the IRA had been waging a guerrilla campaign against the British security forces in Northern Ireland. This campaign
Altnaveigh_landmine_attack
South African journalist (1947–2016)
author of Ten Men Dead (1987), a book about the 1981 Irish hunger strike in Maze prison in Northern Ireland, which has been called one of the best books
David_Beresford_(journalist)
Topics referred to by the same term
the British Indian Army John Nixon, Armagh, Irish Republican, see 1981 Irish hunger strike#1980 hunger strike John Nixon, Australian artist, director of
John_Nixon
McElwee, 23, Irish paramilitary member, he was a Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) volunteer who participated in the 1981 hunger strike, he died after
Deaths_in_August_1981
Irish independent Catholic bishop (1952–2024)
Catholic priest, he ministered to Provisional Irish Republican Army prisoners during the 1981 Irish hunger strike, including their leader, Bobby Sands. His
Pat_Buckley_(priest)
such as the 1981 Irish hunger strike. According to Yousef M. Aljamal of the American Friends Service Committee, "the history of Irish-Palestinian solidarity
Palestinian prisoners' hunger strikes
Palestinian_prisoners'_hunger_strikes
Political party in Ireland
shin FAYN; Irish: [ˌʃɪn̠ʲ ˈfʲeːnʲ] ; lit. '[We] Ourselves') is an Irish republican and democratic socialist political party active in Ireland, including
Sinn_Féin
PIRA volunteer (1950–2013)
sisters immediately went on a hunger strike, demanding to be moved to a women's prison in Northern Ireland. The hunger strike lasted for 208 days because
Dolours_Price
Provisional IRA volunteer (1956–1996)
Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) who took part in the 1981 Irish hunger strike. McGeown was born in the Beechmount area of Belfast, Northern Ireland on
Pat_McGeown
IRA Member (born 1955)
the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) who took part in the 1981 Irish hunger strike. McMullan was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in 1956, the
Jackie_McMullan
IRA member
of the Army Council of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) who took part in the 1981 Irish hunger strike. Fox, an apprentice coach builder from
Bernard Fox (Irish republican)
Bernard_Fox_(Irish_republican)
Irish communist political party
attributed to the UDA. Three members of the INLA and IRSP died in the 1981 Irish hunger strike in HM Prison Maze, also known as Long Kesh: Patsy O'Hara, Kevin
Irish Republican Socialist Party
Irish_Republican_Socialist_Party
Means by which a person dies by suicide
and associated with the political protest of the hunger strike such as the 1981 Irish hunger strike in which ten prisoners died. Death from dehydration
Suicide_methods
Former prison in County Armagh, Northern Ireland
(SAS) in Gibraltar in 1988. No Armagh prisoners took part in the 1981 Irish hunger strike. The prison closed in 1986. In 2009 it was announced that the prison
HM_Prison_Armagh
Irish republican (1881-1920)
attention to the Irish cause for independence and occurred before the largest hunger strike in Irish history - the 1923 Irish Hunger Strikes. Michael Fitzgerald
Michael Fitzgerald (Irish republican)
Michael_Fitzgerald_(Irish_republican)
British actor (born 1967)
opposite Helen Mirren in the 1996 film Some Mother's Son about the 1981 Irish hunger strike. The same year, he starred in the sports drama True Blue (1996)
Tom_Hollander
Constabulary and the British Army, he died while taking part in the 1981 Irish hunger strike, he had starved himself to death for 61 days Loring Smith, 90,
Deaths_in_July_1981
1984 IRA assassination attempt on Margaret Thatcher
1960s and 1998. The IRA decided to assassinate Thatcher during the 1981 Irish hunger strike. Her stance against the return of Special Category Status to republican
Brighton_hotel_bombing
Irish Volunteers serving in the Irish War of Independence and participated in a 10-day hunger strike in 1920. He was later interned during the Irish Civil
List of members of the Irish Republican Army
List_of_members_of_the_Irish_Republican_Army
Irish republican activist (died 1940)
an Irish Republican militant and activist. A senior leader in the Irish Republican Army (IRA), he died on 16 April 1940 after a 52-day hunger strike, at
Tony_D'Arcy
Former volunteer in the Provisional Irish Republican Army
was sentenced to two life terms. The sisters carried out a prolonged hunger strike at the start of their sentence. Marian Price was freed in 1980 on a
Marian_Price
ISBN 0-312-08827-2 Beresford, David (1989). Ten Men Dead: The Story of the 1981 Irish Hunger Strike Atlantic Monthly Press ISBN 978-0-87113-269-7 Bishop, Patrick;
List of books about the Troubles
List_of_books_about_the_Troubles
American pipe band
decided not to participate in a commemoration of the 1981 Irish hunger strike by supporters of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) held in Bundoran in the south
NYPD_Pipes_and_Drums
Strikes in 1981
Israel. 1981 general strike in Bielsko-Biała 1981 Athens taxi strike 1981 Irish hunger strike 1981 Qantas strike, by Qantas staff in Australia. 1981 Venice
Timeline_of_strikes_in_1981
Awards given to Steve McQueen
Festival's Caméra d'Or. He is most known for the films, Hunger about the 1981 Irish hunger strike, Shame about sex addiction, 12 Years a Slave (2013) based
List of awards and nominations received by Steve McQueen
List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Steve_McQueen
Irish paramilitary organisation
against the British occupation of Ireland in the 1919–1921 Irish War of Independence. It was descended from the Irish Volunteers, an organisation established
Irish Republican Army (1919–1922)
Irish_Republican_Army_(1919–1922)
the 1981 Irish hunger strike Patsy O'Hara, 23, Irish paramilitary member, he joined both the Irish Republican Socialist Party (IRSP) and the Irish National
Deaths_in_May_1981
Provisional Irish Republican Army member (born 1951)
revenge for the stance the British Government had taken over the 1981 Irish hunger strike. Magee had stayed in the Grand Hotel Brighton under the false name
Patrick Magee (Irish republican)
Patrick_Magee_(Irish_republican)
Former Irish republican paramilitary group
The Official Irish Republican Army or Official IRA (OIRA; Irish: Óglaigh na hÉireann) was an Irish republican paramilitary group whose goal was to remove
Official Irish Republican Army
Official_Irish_Republican_Army
Anti-Treaty sub-group of the original IRA
The Irish Republican Army (IRA; Irish: Óglaigh na hÉireann, lit. 'warriors of Ireland') was an Irish republican paramilitary organisation that carried
Irish Republican Army (1922–1969)
Irish_Republican_Army_(1922–1969)
Hip-hop group from Northern Ireland
political opinions within Ireland and the UK. Their themes focus on working class Belfast youth culture, Irish republicanism and Irish language rights. In concert
Kneecap_(band)
Irish political party
Party (Irish: Páirtí na nOibrithe) is an Irish republican, Marxist–Leninist communist party active in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The
Workers'_Party_(Ireland)
Irish Republican armed group formed in 2012
The New Irish Republican Army, or New IRA, is an Irish republican paramilitary group. It is a continuation of the Real Irish Republican Army (Real IRA)
New_Irish_Republican_Army
Irish republican paramilitary group split from the Provisional IRA in 1986
Continuity Irish Republican Army (Continuity IRA or CIRA), styling itself as the Irish Republican Army (Irish: Óglaigh na hÉireann), is an Irish republican
Continuity Irish Republican Army
Continuity_Irish_Republican_Army
Cemetery in Derry, Northern Ireland
(1957–1981), leader of the Irish National Liberation Army and participant in the 1981 Irish hunger strike Michael Devine (1954-1981), member of the Irish National
Derry_City_Cemetery
three times in the legs in what was claimed as revenge for the 1981 Irish hunger strike in which seven Provisional IRA and three INLA volunteers died.
Revolutionary Struggle (Ireland)
Revolutionary_Struggle_(Ireland)
Political movement seeking independence in Ireland
republican prisoners participated in a hunger strike, which ended after 53 days. The 1981 Irish hunger strike was carried out over a seven-month period
Irish_republicanism
Calendar year
Xylokastro. March 1 – 1981 Irish hunger strike: Bobby Sands, a Provisional Irish Republican Army member, begins a hunger strike for political status at
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Political party in Ireland
a hunger strike commemoration. Irish Republican Socialist Party Lasair Dhearg Revolutionary Housing League Saoradh "Anti-Imperialist Action Ireland (AIA)"
Anti-Imperialist Action Ireland
Anti-Imperialist_Action_Ireland
List of dramatized works about The Troubles and dissident republican events
century, see List of Irish revolutionary period films. List of films featuring the Irish Republican Army Cinema of Northern Ireland Gallagher, Richard (2023)
The Troubles in film and television
The_Troubles_in_film_and_television
Former Irish Republican paramilitary group
verification] The IPLO emerged from a split within the INLA. After the 1981 Irish hunger strike, in which three of its members died, the INLA began to break apart
Irish People's Liberation Organisation
Irish_People's_Liberation_Organisation
"The People's Own MP" is an Irish rebel song about Bobby Sands, one of the Irish hunger strikers. The song was written by Bruce Scott and recorded by
The_People's_Own_MP
Topics referred to by the same term
up Hunger or hunger in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Hunger is a prolonged condition in which insufficient amounts of food are available. Hunger or
Hunger_(disambiguation)
Irish republican paramilitary group split from the Provisional IRA in 1997
Real Irish Republican Army, or Real IRA (RIRA), was a dissident Irish republican paramilitary group that aimed to bring about a United Ireland. It was
Real_Irish_Republican_Army
Irish republican
ill-health, and was replaced by Bernard Fox, who had taken part in the 1981 Irish hunger strike. On 6 May 2007 Keenan was guest speaker at a rally in Cappagh,
Brian Keenan (Irish republican)
Brian_Keenan_(Irish_republican)
Conflict in Ballymena, Northern Ireland
for the attack was IRA member Thomas McElwee, who died in the 1981 Irish hunger strike. Later that same day, a 40-year-old Catholic man, Sean McCrystal
The_Troubles_in_Ballymena
British statesman and admiral (1900–1979)
ISSN 0036-9241. Silvestri, Michael (2009), "An 'Irish Paladin': John Nicholson as an Ulster and Irish Imperial Hero", Ireland and India, London: Palgrave Macmillan
Lord_Mountbatten
University Press. pp. 219–222. ISBN 978-0-7735-7003-0. OCLC 244764155. "1981 Hunger Strikes". Archived from the original on 2002-02-15. Retrieved 2014-04-05
List of people who died of starvation
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Irish militant and Republican activist
hunger strike in Irish history was the 1923 Irish Hunger Strikes, five men died during that hunger strike. Ten men died during the 1981 Irish hunger strike
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volunteer in the Provisional Irish Republican Army and member of parliament (born 1954; died in 1981 Irish hunger strike) 6 May – Gordon Parry, film director
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