11 May 2000 Edition
IRA's decisive initiative
11 May 2000
Last weekend, republicans commemorated the Hunger Strikes of 1981. On the anniversary of that unique and historic prison protest, freedom loving people paid tribute to the Blanketmen, the women in Armagh gaol, and the brave men who died on Hunger Strike. By coincidence, last weekend also saw statements from the British and Irish governments and from the IRA leadership. Free article