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Brendan ‘Bik’ McFarlane: “It did not happen” (2005)

Former comrades’ war of words over hunger strike (Steven McCaffrey, Irish News) The man who led IRA prisoners inside the Maze jail during the 1981 hunger strike has dismissed a controversial new book...

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An Phoblacht: Interview with Bik McFarlane

An Phoblacht, Top Stories: “The Hunger Strike will never, ever leave me” Remembering 1981: Former H-Block O/C Brendan McFarlane Brendan ‘Bik’ McFarlane was Officer Commanding (O/C) the H-Block...

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Anthony McIntyre interviews Richard O’Rawe (2006)

‘The Blanket’ meets ‘Blanketmen’ All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident – Arthur Schopenhauer...

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Bobby Sands Trust: MI5 on Hunger Strike (John Blelloch)

EXCLUSIVE – MI5 on Hunger Strike March 19, 2009 · Bobby Sands Trust “There was absolutely no change in the government’s position.” An unpublished interview with Sir John Blelloch, a member of MI5 who...

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‘There was never any deal offered’

‘There was never any deal offered’ Irish Post REPUBLICAN hunger strike prisoners who died in the Maze prison in 1981 were never offered any ‘deal’ from the Margaret Thatcher-led Government, according...

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A fresh glimpse into the untold story of the hunger strike

A fresh glimpse into the untold story of the hunger strike The hunger strike still divides opinion after almost 30 years. Brian Rowan believes a conference in Londonderry on Saturday may hold some of...

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British ‘had no intention of resolving the hunger strike’

British ‘had no intention of resolving the hunger strike’ Brian Rowan reports Belfast Telegraph, Thursday, 4 June 2009 The IRA jail leader during the 1981 hunger strike today said the British...

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“Rusty Nail”: Updated Timeline and Upcoming Discussion

Friday, July 10, 2009 Updated Timeline and Upcoming Discussion Rusty Nail at Slugger O’Toole A new reference website has been created as a archive of material relating to the events of the 1981 hunger...

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Irish News: Deal with British government vetoed by IRA says FitzGerald

Deal with British government vetoed by IRA says FitzGerald THE HUNGER STRIKE By Seamus McKinney 28/09/09 Dr Garrett FitzGerald is convinced that, if the IRA had allowed them, the 1981 hunger strikers...

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Excerpt from Adams interview with Irish News

Gerry Adams Interview with Diana Rusk: excerpt on 1981 Hunger Strike The Irish News 11 February 2010 Diana Rusk: Turning to the Hunger Strike, there is a vocal minority that believe you turned down a...

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