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Bobby Sands. Robert Gerard Sands (Irish: Roibeárd Gearóid Ó Seachnasaigh; [2] 9 March 1954 – 5 May 1981) was a member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) who died on hunger strike while imprisoned at HM Prison Maze in Northern Ireland.
Apr 30, 2021 · Forty years ago, on 5 May 1981, 27-year-old Bobby Sands, the IRA's leader in the Maze prison outside Belfast, starved himself to death.
Bobby Sands (born March 9, 1954, Rathcoole, Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland—died May 5, 1981, HM Prison Maze, near Lisburn, Northern Ireland) was an officer of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) who rose to international prominence in 1981 when he embarked on a fatal hunger strike while imprisoned for activities related to the IRA’s armed ...
Apr 3, 2021 · On a gable wall on Belfast's Falls Road, Bobby Sands is smiling down. In Ireland and around the world his has become an iconic image, the young man with long hair who is forever fixed in time...
May 5, 2019 · Relive the 66-day protest by IRA prisoner Bobby Sands, who died in the Maze prison in Belfast after refusing food. See how the CBC covered the story from afar and up close, with reports, interviews and archival footage.
Apr 2, 2014 · Bobby Sands was an Irish nationalist who supported the IRA and was sent to prison, where he led a hunger strike. He was elected Member of Parliament during the strike.
May 5, 2021 · Learn how Bobby Sands, a Provisional IRA leader and MP, died after 66 days of fasting in 1981, sparking a turning point in the Troubles. Read about the background, the impact and the legacy of his protest and the conflict.
