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 ...

At the height of the Troubles in the early 1980s Ian Bownes, a young trainee psychiatrist in Northern Ireland, was sent into the notorious H blocks in Belfast’s Maze prison to assess if its ...

Here are the 12 best movies set in Ireland, as we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. The Quiet Man (1952) When The post The 12 Best ...

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 ...

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The Irish Northern Aid Committee — Noraid, as it was generally known — was accused of involvement in various activities to ...

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

Members of a Celtic ultra supporters group paid tribute to former senior IRA man Brendan ‘Bik’ McFarlane ahead of a league match on Tuesday night. The banners read: “They said he was a rebel ...

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A loner obsessed with actress Jodie Foster, attempts to impress her by trying to assassinate President Ronald Reagan. We got ...

The frail grandmother has been on hunger strike for more than twice as long as Bobby Sands, the IRA leader who died in prison after 66 days. “On paper, my mum should have been dead weeks ago ...