Telling the story of an IRA hunger-striker: ‘What’s on stage is the reality: death, brutality, viciousness’
Staging the Martin Hurson Story has caused disquiet in parts of the North. Its aim is not to glorify, says its writer
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Still rethinking the 1980/’81 hunger strikes
Hunger strikes ended 35 years ago today but legacy lives on in ‘twilight zone between history and memory’. Academics behind this Irish Times series reflect on lessons learned
Sinn Féin mops up council places with articulate and well-educated young candidates
New breed of SF activist is intensely loyal to party and Adams
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