Bobby Sands hunger strike - John O’Connell view

Title

Bobby Sands hunger strike - John O’Connell view

Genre

Press conference; Speech

TX Date

21 Apr 1981

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:03:07

Description

Statement by Irish TD and MEP, Dr John O’Connell about his visit to Maze Prison in Belfast, to meet IRA prisoner and hunger striker Bobby Sands. O’Connell made the journey as part of a Fianna Fail delegation.

Contributors

John O’Connell

Keywords

Death; Politics; Political prisoners; Health; Northern Ireland; Ireland; Political protests; Prisons; IRA; Members of Parliament; Protest movements; Fianna Fail; Europe; Maze Prison; Hunger; Prisoners; Bobby Sands

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