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Indymedia Ireland is a volunteer-run non-commercial open publishing website for local and international news, opinion & analysis, press releases and events. Its main objective is to enable the public to participate in reporting and analysis of the news and other important events and aspects of our daily lives and thereby give a voice to people.

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What happened during the 81 Hunger Stikes?

category national | history and heritage | other press author Wednesday May 17, 2006 13:59author by lark Report this post to the editors

Richard O'Rawe interviewed in-depth

Were the hunger strikers betrayed by their representatives outside the prison?

Danny Morrison wrote of Richard O'Rawe that he should have called his powerful memoir, Blanketmen, "On Another Man's Hunger Strike", cattily referring to the seminal memoirs of a previous generation of republicans, Ernie O'Malley's searing On Another Man's Wound.

As more is revealed about what exactly happened during the 81 hunger strikes, who betrayed who, for what and why, it certainly appears true that a few people have made themselves on the back of 'another man's hunger strike' -- and it isn't Richard O'Rawe.

Read Anthony McIntyre's compelling, in-depth interview with Richard O'Rawe in today's Blanket.

"Let's put it like this. The iron lady was not so steely at the end. She wanted a way out. The Army Council, I now believe, as a collective were kept in the dark about developments. The sub-committee ran the hunger strike. Draw your own conclusions from the facts."

Related Link: http://lark.phoblacht.net/AMROR1605068g.html

 #   Title   Author   Date 
   Tragic period clouded by 'set of proposals' Irish News May 11 2006     Jim Gibney    Wed May 17, 2006 14:22 
   McFARLANE DENIES HUNGER STRIKE ‘DEAL’ WAS STRUCK     Brendan McFarlane    Wed May 17, 2006 14:27 
   Former comrades' war of words over hunger strike     Steven McCaffrey    Wed May 17, 2006 14:32 
   In response to Gibney's piece above     Richard O'Rawe, Irish News    Wed May 17, 2006 14:34 
   In regards to Bik McFarlane     from the articles    Wed May 17, 2006 14:42 
   More in regards to Bik McFarlane     from the interview    Wed May 17, 2006 14:45 
   When investigative documentary ignores the facts - Daily Ireland May 2006     Laurence McKeown    Wed May 17, 2006 15:34 
   Shame on Laurny for misleading the public     rebuttal to McKeown's article    Wed May 17, 2006 15:46 
   further to McKeown's misleading article     rebuttal on points    Wed May 17, 2006 15:52 
 10   Does not compute     Fergus    Wed May 17, 2006 15:56 
 11   Shame.... !!??!!..... on a hunger striker !!??!!     Sheila    Wed May 17, 2006 16:16 
 12   1981 - so many memories     Davy Carlin    Wed May 17, 2006 16:18 
 13   laurny's article closer     rebuttal    Wed May 17, 2006 16:23 
 14   Spirit of 81     By Any Means Necessary    Wed May 17, 2006 16:52 
 15   We can read     Jim O'Neill    Wed May 17, 2006 17:23 
 16   Gerry's Watergate     scap    Wed May 17, 2006 17:48 
 17   Typical disinformation     Clay Shaw    Wed May 17, 2006 18:06 
 18   ex-prisoners     scap    Wed May 17, 2006 18:23 
 19   Brit wit     Clay Shaw    Wed May 17, 2006 18:34 
 20   They have left us our Fenian Dead     Sean    Wed May 17, 2006 19:43 
 21   silly man     scap    Wed May 17, 2006 20:00 
 22   Pul the other one     Clay Shaw    Thu May 18, 2006 00:34 
 23   Bored with this troll     *yawn*    Thu May 18, 2006 01:04 
 24   'scap - fru' is a cop     Herbert Woods    Thu May 18, 2006 01:08 
 25   Abuse     Clay Shaw    Thu May 18, 2006 01:20 
 26   Such times-     Davy Carlin    Thu May 18, 2006 11:32 
 27   Some good points by Davy Carlin     Barry    Thu May 18, 2006 13:34 
 28   I don't know Ricky is telling the truth but,     Sean    Thu May 18, 2006 15:33 
 29   I enjoyed this important discussion     Davy carlin    Thu May 18, 2006 15:36 
 30   http://www.indymedia.ie/article/75599     Cathal    Thu May 18, 2006 16:58 
 31   We need the truth     Former Blanket man    Thu May 18, 2006 18:02 
 32   We need an open debate     Cathal    Thu May 18, 2006 20:07 
 33   A Public Debate is the answer     Phil    Thu May 18, 2006 20:35 
 34   'Facts Wrong On Hunger Strike'     Joe O'Neill speaks out    Thu May 18, 2006 21:34 
 35   elections     Barry    Thu May 18, 2006 21:47 
 36   Is Sinn Fein becoming a secret society?     Former Blanket man    Thu May 18, 2006 22:50 
 37   2 Letters in the Irish News     today    Fri May 19, 2006 10:13 
 38   Question for Richard O'Rawe     toussaint    Fri May 19, 2006 16:55 
 39   'Dying wasn't their decision'     (Irish News)    Fri May 19, 2006 17:04 
 40   O'Rawe home targetted     news    Fri May 19, 2006 21:58 
 41   'Nazi' comparison not appropriate     Peter    Mon May 22, 2006 10:25 
 42   credibility     Barry    Mon May 22, 2006 12:04 
 43   Motive     Peter    Mon May 22, 2006 12:38 
 44   Because     here's why    Mon May 22, 2006 13:28 
 45   first of all     Barry    Mon May 22, 2006 13:29 
 46   O’Rawe’s Attacks Untrue - from Daily Ireland 9 March 2006     Danny Morrison - Daily Ireland    Mon May 22, 2006 13:37 
 47   quite frankly     Barry    Mon May 22, 2006 13:49 
 48   O'Rawe's response to Morrison as posted above     rebuttal to Morrison    Mon May 22, 2006 14:00 
 49   O"Rawe admits to error     No shit Sherlock    Mon May 22, 2006 14:19 
 50   The Brits sat on their hands     Questioner    Tue May 23, 2006 10:04 
 51   The last thing Thatcher wanted     Barry    Tue May 23, 2006 12:08 
 52   Adams nearly died     Harry    Tue May 23, 2006 12:41 
 53   We need a public debate     Phil    Tue May 23, 2006 13:02 
 54   Something wrong with this debate......?     Harry    Tue May 23, 2006 13:17 
 55   yeah but no but yeah     Barry    Tue May 23, 2006 13:31 
 56   Not everyone has access to the internet...     Phil    Tue May 23, 2006 13:42 
 57   Barry, you missed this.....     Harry    Tue May 23, 2006 13:42 
 58   piece on Oatley here     Barry    Tue May 23, 2006 13:44 
 59   Just a reminder (and a point of interest)     Harry    Tue May 23, 2006 13:56 
 60   thatcher     larry    Tue May 23, 2006 14:53 
 61   A question for Larry from Harry (not forgetting Barry)     Harry    Tue May 23, 2006 15:31 
 62   The fools the fools........     Phil    Tue May 23, 2006 15:35 
 63   Question?     Sean    Tue May 23, 2006 15:39 
 64   truth isnt a commodity SF are comfortable with     Barry    Tue May 23, 2006 15:42 
 65   Phil's fools and Barry (at last!)     Harry    Tue May 23, 2006 16:40 
 66   It's the same old story     Sean    Tue May 23, 2006 16:58 
 67   leaving out facts     Barry    Tue May 23, 2006 17:08 
 68   A 'Jark-off' theory from Barry     Harry    Tue May 23, 2006 18:14 
 69   Not impressed     Gary    Tue May 23, 2006 18:41 
 70   harry     larry    Tue May 23, 2006 20:04 
 71   harry harry harry     larry    Tue May 23, 2006 20:19 
 72   Getting to the pointless     Phil    Tue May 23, 2006 20:27 
 73   Chuckying the child out with the bath water     Willy Nilly    Tue May 23, 2006 21:12 
 74   Consider this     Harry    Tue May 23, 2006 23:26 
 75   harry you're dessie o hagan arent you tell the truth     larry    Tue May 23, 2006 23:41 
 76   That one won't stick     Jimmy    Wed May 24, 2006 09:36 
 77   Ourselves Alone     Phil    Wed May 24, 2006 15:04 
 78   Time flies- but not that fast     Harry    Wed May 24, 2006 17:48 
 79   Brian Feeney on 'Hologram' on the hill     Brian Feeney    Wed May 24, 2006 18:17 
 80   'Stike' that     Harry    Wed May 24, 2006 18:22 
 81   The Irish Republican Armani's     Phil    Wed May 24, 2006 20:53 
 82   Black Adder goes to Stormont     Willy Nilly    Wed May 24, 2006 21:57 
 83   'Ordinary'     Harry    Thu May 25, 2006 09:59 
 84   What's happening today     Young one    Mon May 29, 2006 12:30 
 85   Not very keen eyesight for one so young     Cliff Richard    Mon May 29, 2006 15:53 
 86   We're not all Blind     Willy Nilly    Mon May 29, 2006 16:17 
 87   Proof?     Harry    Mon May 29, 2006 16:59 
 88   Ricky O Rawe vindicated by former cell mate     A Former Blanket Man    Thu Apr 03, 2008 20:16 
 89   This is the price of peace     Realist    Fri Apr 04, 2008 14:37 
 90   Vague Taig     Harry    Fri Apr 04, 2008 18:42 


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