This Friday marks the 25th anniversary of the death of Bobby Sands. For eight long months in 1981 the world witnessed extraordinary scenes as Sands and nine other incredibly courageous young Irish republicans- Francis Hughes, Patsy O'Hara, Raymond McCreesh, Joe McDonnell, Martin Hurson, Kevin Lynch, Kieran Doherty, Tom McElwee, and Michael Devine died slow,... Free article