A short history of the 1981 Hunger Strike and the events that culminated in the deaths of 10 Irish republican political prisoners on hunger strike in Long Kesh. On Sunday, 24th August, we gather in Belfast to pay tribute to the brave men who gave their lives so that future generations could walk with heads held high in a free Ireland. Their courage echoes still – their sacrifice forever etched in our hearts. Stand with us for the National Hunger Strike Commemoration and let’s honour them with pr

Join the annual 1981 Hunger Strike Black Flag Vigil to mark the 44th anniversary of the death of Bobby Sands on the 5th May, 1981. #HungerStrike1981 This will be the seventeenth year in a row that republicans from across Dublin and beyond will come together to remember Bobby Sands and the other nine hunger strikers on O'Connell Bridge in the heart of Dublin City. O'Connell Bridge was the scene of many protests and vigils during the 1970s and 1980s when Irish republican prisoners in Armagh's wome