At this moment, on 8th July 1981, Joe McDonnell became the fifth person to die on hunger strike in the H-Blocks after 61 days. He is remembered with pride in Ireland and across the world as an inspiration to the continued campaign for Irish freedom. Speaking at his funeral, veteran republican John Joe McGirl said: “We will build Joe McDonnell a memorial, we will build so many of his comrades who are buried here a memorial, and their memorials will be the freedom and the unity of the Irish people
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IRA volunteer Joe McDonnell died on hunger strike 40 years ago at 5.15am on the morning of July 8th, 1981. His close friend and fellow prisoner Jaz McCann recalls the epic struggle in the H-Blocks and describes the moment he heard of his comrades death. | Gerry Adams
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Today, July 8th, marks the solemn anniversary of Joe McDonnell's death, who tragically passed away on this day in 1981 during the republican hunger strike in Long Kesh prison. McDonnell, a volunteer in the Provisional Irish Republican Army, was the fifth of ten hunger strikers to die, sacrificing his life in the struggle for political prisoner status. His death, like those of his comrades, sent ripples of grief and anger throughout Ireland and beyond, becoming a potent symbol of the deep-seated
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BBC news coverage of the funeral of IRA hunger striker Joe McDonnell July 10th 1981 very rare
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Joe McDonnell The fourth IRA Volunteer to join the hunger-strike for political status was Joe McDonnell, a thirty-year-old married man with two children, from the Lenadoon housing estate in West Belfast. A well-known and very popular man in the Greater Andersonstown area, Joe had a reputation as a quiet and deep-thinking individual, with a gentle, happy go-lucky personality, who had, nevertheless, a great sense of humour, was always laughing and playing practical jokes, and who, although withdra
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Joe McDonnell died after 63 days on hunger strike for political status on July 8, 1981. In this interview, his wife Goretti describes her experiences living in Belfast under British rule, the state harassment of Irish republicans, and Irish-American support for the Irish Republican Movement. This interview was recorded on December 6, 1981 in Northford, CT by Pete Farley. This tape from the Pete Farley Collection was digitized by The Gaelic American LLC with thanks to the Coisdealba brothers and
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