On March 1, 1981, Bobby Sands, an Irish Republican Army (IRA) prisoner in Long Kesh, began a hunger strike that would ultimately claim his life 66 days later. His death, along with those of nine ...

It’s a curious thing – but 30 years after the first IRA ceasefire, everyone can still name leading republicans like Gerry ...

he ended up as the IRA commanding officer in the prison during the strikes. The obvious candidate for the role was another leading republican, Seanna Walsh. But Bobby Sands, the first to begin the ...

Discover 10 surprising facts about Michael Fassbender, from his rockstar dreams to his Oscar nod. Learn more about him beyond ...

The names of leading republicans like Gerry Adams, Martin McGuinness and Bobby Sands are well known, but how many in Great ...

Members of a Celtic ultra supporters group paid tribute to former senior IRA man Brendan ‘Bik’ McFarlane ahead of a league ...

Following IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands' election to Westminster in April 1981 the then British prime minister Margaret Thatcher introduced legislation barring prisoners from contesting ...

Investopedia and Travel + Leisure teamed up to identify locations across the country where retirement dollars may go farther.

Ten men died, including Bobby Sands, who was elected to ­Westminster ... kidnap of supermarket executive Don Tidey, for whom the IRA demanded a ransom of £5m, although the case against him ...

Laila Soueif, 68, plans to continue her hunger strike despite being hospitalised with dangerously low blood sugar levels ...

The Irish actor had a sensational 2010s, with roles in films including ‘Shame’, ‘12 Years a Slave’ and ‘Prometheus’ – then he ...