Laurence McKeown and Pat Sheehan both took part in the 1981 Hunger Strike. In this concluding episode of the Guthanna ’81 series, they reflect on their own experiences of the strike, on the impact the Hunger Strike had at the time and on the le...

Ted Howell, a Republican strategist and lifelong activist from Belfast, talks in this podcast about the context in which the 1981 Hunger Strike came about and the critical support that came from the United States during that time, continuing a ...

Joe Doherty was one of eight escapees from Crumlin Road Gaol in June 1981. In this podcast, he explains the escape, the impact that time had on him personally and how it gave the prisoners’ spirits a much needed lift during a very dark time.

Sue O’Halloran was a Sinn Féin activist in London in the 1970s and 80s. In this episode of Guthanna ’81, she reflects on her activism at that time, on the impact of the Hunger Strike on the attitudes on the ground in England and on the apathy t...

Labhraíonn Pilib Ó Ruanaidh fá thionchar na Gaeilge ar na príosúnaigh sna Blocanna-H agus an saoirse a thug an teanga dóibh agus iad faoi ghlas. Déanann sé tagairt chomh maith ar an tionchar a bhí ag pobal na n-iarchimí ar fhorbairt na teanga ó...