Bobby Sands MP
Officer Commanding IRA political prisoners, H-Blocks, Long Kesh. Born 9th March 1954, died 5th May 1981 after sixty-six days on hunger strike.
Twenty-seven-year old Bobby Sands, after enduring years of solitary confinement and beatings, led the 1981 hunger strike, during which he was elected as MP for the constituency of Fermanagh and South Tyrone in the north of Ireland.
Bobby became an international figure who to this day continues to inspire not just Irish republicans in their pursuit of freedom from British rule but people around the world struggling for their rights.
Latest News
Joe McDonnell Tribute
Today is the 29th anniversary of the death on hunger strike of IRA Volunteer Joe McDonnell from West Belfast. Veteran republican Jim Gibney here pays tribute to the fifth hunger... [Read more]
Kilmainham Photographic Exhibition
Tess Buckley’s photographs of Kilmainham Jail, recently used to illustrate Niamh O’Sullivan’s book, ‘Written in Stone’, have gone on display in the Dublin City Council... [Read more]
International
Bobby Sands Book Launched
The Vice-President of the European Parliament, Roberta Angelilli MEP, launched a book about Bobby Sands last Thursday, July 15th, at the European Parliament Offices in Rome. ‘Il... [Read more]
Where Are You Really From?
Tim Brannigan’s mother was from Belfast, his father from Ghana. Tim’s Irish republican activism led to his arrest and imprisonment in the H-Blocks of Long Kesh in the 1990s.... [Read more]
Watch the Trailer for 'Hunger'
Read Bobby Sands Books
Writings from Prison stands as a testament to courage and the political prisoner’s indomitable struggle for recognition and freedom. Foreword by... [Read more]
One Day in My Life is available online at the Sinn Féin Bookshop. Introduction by Gerry Adams Bobby Sands was 27 years old when he died. He spent almost... [Read more]
The Diary of Bobby Sands. In this diary we can see the grit, humanity, humour and politics of a great Irishman - Danny Morrison The first seventeen days... [Read more]
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