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39,247 results found for all records.
Ken Maginnis on candidature in Fermanagh by-election (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with former UDR member Ken Maginnis on his decision to stand as the UUP candidate in the Fermanagh and South Tyrone by-election following the death of Irish republican hunger striker Bobby Sands....
Owen Carron on candidature in Fermanagh by-election (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Irish republican activist Owen Carron on his decision to stand as an Anti H-Block candidate in the Fermanagh and South Tyrone by-election following the death of hunger striker Bobby Sands....
Northern Ireland hunger strike (1981)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on former Labour Northern Ireland Secretary Roy Mason’s comments on the Irish republican hunger strike, and on the demonstration in Dublin tomorrow by Anti H-Block campaigners. Includes extract of...
Sinn Fein reaction to Northern Ireland hunger strike (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Sinn Fein Vice-President Gerry Adams on Sinn Fein reaction to the hunger strike by Irish republican prisoners, the violence at the recent demonstration in Dublin, and the potential...
Hunger striker Kevin Lynch dies (1981)
- Genre
- News report; Obituary
Obituary report on Irish republican hunger striker and INLA member Kevin Lynch, who has died today in the Maze Prison after 71 days of fasting. Male reporter not identified.
Hunger striker Kieran Doherty dies (1981)
- Genre
- News report; Obituary
Obituary report on Irish republican hunger striker and recently elected Anti H-Block Irish TD (equivalent of MP) for the Cavan-Monaghan constituency, Kieran Doherty, who has died in the Maze prison after 73...
Attempts to end Northern Ireland hunger strike (1981)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report back on the ongoing hunger strike by Irish republican prisoners following 6 deaths and the imminent deaths of Kevin Lynch and Kieran Doherty, and on the attempts to get the strike called off,...
Government position on Northern Ireland and hunger strike (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Northern Ireland minister Michael Alison outlining the UK Government’s position on Northern Ireland and the hunger strike. Stating the Government is not in the business of doing deals with...
Fermanagh and S Tyrone by-election- SDLP won’t contest (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with former SDLP leader Gerry Fitt criticising the party’s decision not to contest the Fermanagh and South Tyrone by-election following the death of Irish republican hunger striker Bobby Sands....
Northern Ireland hunger strike (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with newly elected Anti H-Block MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone, Owen Carron, on his request for a meeting with Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to press her for a settlement to end the...