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It doesn t diminish : The legacy of the 1981 hunger strikes, 40 years on This Monday will mark 40 years since Bobby Sands went on hunger strike. By Sean Murray Saturday 27 Feb 2021, 12:05 AM Feb 27th 2021, 12:05 AM 31,842 Views 40 Comments ON PAGE 9 of The Irish Times of Friday 27 February 1981, a headline read: “H-Block fast generates little pressure.” The report outlined how a “low-key atmosphere prevail[ed]” in the run-up to the latest hunger strike. It said the IRA leader in the H-Blocks would be starting the strike alone before being joined at regular intervals by other prisoners.  The article ended: “In the face of an unmoved British government, the straight demand for ‘political status’ is seen by some as ‘unreal’.”

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