Hunger striker Kieran Doherty dies

Title

Hunger striker Kieran Doherty dies

Genre

News report; Obituary

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:01:51

Description

Obituary report on Irish republican hunger striker and recently elected Anti H-Block Irish TD (equivalent of MP) for the Cavan-Monaghan constituency, Kieran Doherty, who has died in the Maze prison after 73 days of fasting, and on the potential impact of a by-election on the Irish coalition government. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

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Keywords

Deaths; Elections; Political prisoners; Internal politics; Northern Ireland; Ireland; UK; Prisons; Terrorists; International politics; Maze Prison; Hunger; Politicians; Prisoners; Kieran Doherty

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