Sinn Féin has said the statue of IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands is “going nowhere”, as it was erected “by the people and for the people of this community”. Party MLA Danny Baker was speaking at an ...
A statue has been unveiled in memory of IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands in Belfast, marking the 44th anniversary of his death. The statue of the hunger striker and former MP was revealed at the ...
No further action is being taken over a statue of IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands erected without planning permission, Belfast City Council has said. The local authority launched an investigation last ...
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Sinn Fein says Bobby Sands statue ‘is going nowhere’ at anniversary event
People gathered at the Sands statue to mark 45 years since the republican’s death amid a row over it being erected without planning permission ...
On March 1, 1981, an Irish republican prisoner began refusing food in Long Kesh prison to demand recognition as a political prisoner and to oppose the removal of special category status. His staggered ...
A statue of Bobby Sands erected without planning permission in west Belfast has sparked political controversy.
On 5 May 1981 Bobby Sands died in the Maze Prison after 66 days on hunger strike. Two days later he was laid to rest at Milltown cemetery in West Belfast. On 7 May 'Today Tonight' reported on the ...
Councillors debated the issue on Thursday after officials had said it was "not considered expedient to take any further action".
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