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Unique Reunion

A former blanketman from West Belfast, Seamus Kearney, has come up with a novel idea for a reunion of all those prisoners who took part in the H-Blocks and Armagh Jail protests and has taken it upon himself to fund and organise a reunion. “Thirty years have passed...

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81 Commemorations Continued

25th July (Mon) - Arklow Art Galery, Main Street, Arklow, Co. Wicklow - National Exhibition 1.30am to 9.30pm. Panel discussion 7.30pm - Main speaker ex-H-Block POW John Connolly 26th/27th July (Tues/Wed) - Ballycolman Community Centre, Strabane - National Exhibition...

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Joe McDonnell Weekend

Joe McDonnell WeekendThursday 7th July - National Exhibition in Rodaís 4 - 8pm     Friday 8th July - National Exhibition in Rodaís 12 noon - 8pm Saturday 9th July - National Exhibition in Rodaís 12 noon - 4pm Friday 9th July - White Line Picket Connolly House...

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July Events

7th – 10th July - Rodaí Mac Corlai Clubrooms, Glen Rd, Belfast - National Exhibition   8th July (Fri) - Carnlough, Co. Antrim – Harbourside, 6pm - Vigil for Joe McDonnell - Peadar Whelan   8th July (Fri) - Dublin – 4pm Mass, The Oratory, Blanchardstown followed by a...

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Events Diary

Find below details of the hunger strike exhibitions and speaking engagements for the month of June. People organising future event are being asked to provide the national committee with as much detailed information as possible about venues, opening times, formats and...

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‘A Splendid Resistance’

“Every now and then a rare book of quality drops on my desk,” writes our regular guest reviewer, veteran republican Gerry O’Hare. “You pick it up to scan it and an hour later it is still in your hands, every detail being absorbed. Such a book is ‘A Splendid Resistance...

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Francis Hughes Remembered

Francis Hughes was commemorated in a ceremony in South Derry on Sunday, 15th May. The event was chaired by Sean Kerr who introduced the guest speaker, Sinn Féin MP Martin McGuinness. Martin spoke about Frank’s life, the circumstances that compelled him into making a...

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More Exhibition Info

More details of the exhibition tour have been released by the national commemoration committee covering the remainder of April and the first three weeks in May. They are: April…… 22nd to 24th - Cornmill, Lineside, Dungannon Road, Co. Tyrone 25th to 28th - St Aidan's...

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‘Three Gaols’

Former prisoner Rab Kerr has recently published a glossy pictorial book with unique images of three prisons – the ‘Crum’, Long Kesh and Armagh Prisons. Regular reviewer, veteran republican Gerry O’Hare, himself a former prisoner takes a look. Here is his opinion…    ...

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Exhibition Info

The Hunger Strike exhibition is now on the road. Here you will find regular updates of where it is due to be on display over the next few months. April 9th - Dairy Farm Centre, Stewartstown Road, Belfast April 8th - Gort na Mona Club, Springfield Road, Turf Lodge,...

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BOBBY SANDS TRUST

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.

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Email: info@bobbysandstrust.com
Post: The Secretary, Bobby Sands Trust, 51-53 Falls Road, Belfast, BT12 4PD, Ireland