307: News Coverage of the 1981 Irish Hunger Strikes Ep3-7 Pt 7-12

1 of 7 Episodes of the News Coverage of the 1981 Irish Hunger Strikes at the Maze Prison (Long Kesh) just outside Lisburn, Northern Ireland.

These episodes of the news coverage cover the major events throughout the hunger strike months from local, national to worldwide news. For example some episodes will show the attempted assignation of the British Queen in London, and also the attempted assignation of the Pope (Pope John Paul II)
Not every moment of the episodes is the hunger strikes; some news coverage is also IRA bomb attacks, riots in Belfast Derry/Londonderry and other Northern Irelands towns, 1981 Northern Ireland Elections, the hunger strikers funerals, etc...

23 Hunger Strikers from the Irish Republican Army (The Provisional IRA) and the Irish National Liberation Army / Irish Republican Socialist Party (INLA/IRSP) took part in the 1981 Irish Hunger Strikes Protest also known as The Blanket Protest, 10 volunteers from the IRA/PIRA and the INLA/IRSP died on the blanket protest and the remaining 13 had been forced to end it due to other illness and families interfering to call it off as the protest was approaching Christmas.

The Volunteers who Died,
Bobby Sands MP (IRA 66 Days), Francis Hughes (IRA 59 Days), Raymond McCreesh (IRA 61 Days), Patsy O'Hara (INLA 61 Days), Joe McDonnell (IRA 61 Days), Martin Hurson (IRA 46 Days), Kevin Lynch (INLA 71 Days), Kieran Doherty (IRA 73 Days), Thomas McIlwee (IRA 62 Days), Micky Devine (INLA 60 Days),
The Other Hunger Strikers,
Brendan McLaughlin (IRA 13 Days - Suffering from a perforated ulcer and internal bleeding)
Paddy Quinn (IRA 47 Days - Taken off by Family)
Laurence McKeown (IRA 70 Days - Taken off by Family)
Pat McGeown (IRA 42 Days - Taken off by Family)
Matt Devlin (IRA 52 Days - Taken off by Family)
Liam McCloskey (INLA 55 Days - His Family Said they would Intervene if he became unconscious)
Patrick Sheehan (IRA 55 Days - End of Hunger Strike)
Jackie McMullan (IRA 48 Days - End of Hunger Strike)
Bernard Fox (IRA 32 Days - Suffering from an Obstructed Kidney)
Hugh Carville (IRA 32 Days - End of Hunger Strike)
John Pickering (IRA 27 Days - End of Hunger Strike)
Gerard Hodgkins (IRA 20 Days - End of Hunger Strike)
James Devine (IRA 12 Days - End of Hunger Strike)

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[rickster69]

This whole broadcast is brit propaganda. any time this guy talks about the irish its like he has his finger up his ass - stiff-upper lip etc. then when he talks about the brit establishment, he's got his cock out. if he met the queen he'd be gissing in his pants. i'm saving this now as a prime example of absurd brit propagana, like th absurdity of putting actor's voices on elected representatives. cheers brit-land - we dont have to attck u- ur own words & attitude is the best propaganda ever

[rickster69]

@thecandIeSNUFFER You're name says it all: skint druggie, probably stealing pennies outta your poor Ma's purse. Basically, you're a scumbag. Don't worry, in 10 years you'll be 'SAVED' and telling us all that we're going to hell, for your mistakes. If i was born as u, I'd convert, or kill myself. Go to your own tribe instead of trailing your knuckles round here. btw, the best way to kill yourself is a gas-pipe up the hole

[rickster69]

@thecandIeSNUFFER Its WEIRD that prods like u r always checking out provo stuff & making teenage comments. i've checked out ur sites due to this but i never see any republican comments.Do u know why? Deep down u admire us,u wish u were a Republican. I can understand why: ur biggest hero is Michael Stone - a coked-up, cave-man throwback with a mullet (A MULLET), lol. In his last 'atttack', he said it was performance art. All ur good 4 is cutting up innocents & calving & then trying to copy us LOL

[rickster69]

sorry it that's not grammatically correct but, y'know, i couldn't give 2 shites. i could delete & correct cos i teach english to all nations of the world - i see my mistakes. but mistakes happen when you're full of anger, and rum. Sure the best proponents of the english language were always the Irish, cos we bent it, to the Irish way of thinking - think of Yeats, Joyce, Beckett and Flann the Man. btw, if u wanna great read & a massive laugh, check out 'The Third Policeman'

[rickster69]

Th only provisio (look it up - it's an brit word) or warning u should give about this video is to beware of the brit propaganda shown by the broadcaster. i lived in these times, in this place, with this media & I've seen things with my own eyes & then was told a different story by 'the media' that night. 30 years later, they still don't understand that this tactic doesn't work. It just makes folk angry and help them realise, like Bobby, in his words 'I know I'm right'.

[martylindsay]

nothing like a republican funeral to cheer me up.thank you so much

[vanpablo79]

english propaganda to turn it into a religious war. disgusting.

[burnley5960]

@belfastman31 EXACTLY MATE HOPE THEY ROT IN HELL

[killerpass101]

british fag pussy don't have the balls

[manormaid]

You won't be the only.  South Armagh IRA great bunch of lads.