708: News Coverage of the 1981 Irish Hunger Strikes Ep7-7 Pt 8-11

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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[spredlovelikeflora]

where's the sound on this and other New Lodge videos? This is a wonderful archive but there's no sound on any of them. I've tried different computers and phones etc

[thenewlodge]

The Sound Works. Some parts may be silent for a few moments as stated at the start of each video.

[PATRICKEIRE]

paisley,,was able to lead young loyalist men up the hill to kill while he ran back down the other side and claim he is a so called man of god?I mean god does not preach hate or bigotry,,not matter what faith u are,,,this man is the best recruitment agent the IRA ever had,,,and after all the deaths he caused he still sat down and has finally agreed that maj rule ,,which will in due course lead to a free (for all) and united ireland......

[bansheewhiskey]

that fucker should have been set on fire a long time ago

[bansheewhiskey]

no wonder people were killed.

[EggBagg26]

@mickupthecelts2k9 The average Brit does not want your Irish air.

And it is 'here' not 'hear'.

[jungle1969]

Here we are in 2010, powersharing working together,within a federal united Europe going forward for once. Irish Republic is bankrupt why do people keep harking on about medieval state where Irish children didnt even have shoes on there feet'??

[mickupthecelts2k9]

I cannot wait for the day when I can walk out my door and breath free Irish air which the Brits will no longer own and it will be hear soon

[Burncourtable]

The most disgraceful protestant ever to breathe air in Northern Ireland

[spacehopperballs]

Would you pair catch yourselves on.

[deckywalsh1]

I see little relevance in any of the political parties of all Ireland, North and South, the fundamentals by which Connolly principled a fight for a United Republic of Ireland, was a Socialist Republic of Ireland, whereby the tenets of socialism be regarded and implemented so that the worker has the rights of the land developer. The SDLP and SF claim to have socialist agenda, but I see nothing socialist about them. Only a true socialist party for the right of all people in Ireland could be lauded

[markmywordswell]

I hear what you say. I do feel, though, that, for there to be unity, in the south not only will religion have to be separated from State, but it will have to be seen to be and believed to be. And there are those in the north who will keep wanting to perpetuate the fears

As a separate issue, how do you see SF's place in a united political map ? Would their "relevance" expire with unity, as focus switches to their policies, or do you think they would still be a big force ?