Dozens of books have been written about the political fall-out from the 1981 H-Block hunger-strike and Margaret Thatcher’s criminalization policy that preceded it. Several have been written from the perspective of the prisoners...
Read MoreJim Gibney writes about a unique reunion of former prisoners – those who took part in the protest for political status in Armagh Jail and the H-Blocks between 1976 and 1981: There have been many episodes in the conflict over...
Read MoreVeteran republican Gerry O’Hare reviews former POW Síle Darragh’s memoir of life for imprisoned women during the struggle for political status: It is a grey hulk so familiar to us all. Armagh Women’s Gaol. The very name is...
Read MoreThe BBC has produced a website dedicated to the story of the protest for political status, including the blanket protest and the two hunger strikes, involving footage that has been rarely seen. Five short videos are used to...
Read MoreDenis O’Hearn’s bestselling biography of Bobby Sands, Nothing But An Unfinished Song, has been translated into French and will be launched at Fête de l’Humanité on the 16th-18th September. More details about the launch can...
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The Bobby Sands Trust was established to publish, promote and keep in print the extraordinary writings of Bobby Sands, who from prison isolation became an international figure in 1981, and who to this day continues to inspire Irish republicans in their pursuit of freedom from British rule.