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Thursday January 01 1970

Remember the 1981 Hunger Strikers!

category national | miscellaneous | event notice author Tuesday September 25, 2012 18:54author by éirígí PRO - éirígíauthor email eirigibac at gmail dot com Report this post to the editors

“On Saturday, October 6th, éirígí will commemorate the ending of the 1981 Hunger Strike with a Black Flag Vigil at Dolphins Barn Bridge from 1pm to 2pm.”
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REMEMBER THE 1981 HUNGER STRIKERS!

In March 1981a number of young Irish republican prisoners went on hunger strike in the H-Block prison outside of Belfast. Their protest was part of a campaign to reinstate political status for political prisoners, something which had been abolished by the British government five years earlier.

The then British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, made it clear that she viewed the struggle for a Thirty-Two County Irish Socialist Republic as nothing more than a criminal conspiracy. The stage was therefore set for a major conflict between the starving prisoners and the British state. When the Hunger Strike ended seven months later ten brave Irish republican volunteers were dead and so were Britain’s attempts to criminalise the Irish republican struggle. Within a short number of months political status was restored to the remaining prisoners.

“On Saturday, October 6th, éirígí will commemorate the ending of the 1981 Hunger Strike with a Black Flag Vigil at Dolphins Barn Bridge from 1pm to 2pm.”

Damien Farrell, éirígí representative for Dublin’s south inner city, is asking socialists, republicans, community activists and other members of the community to come along and show their support for the 1981 Hunger Strikers and the cause for which they died.

Speaking about the event Damien said, ‘This is the third year that éirígí members and supporters have held this commemorative vigil and each year support from the community has increased. The determination that the Hunger Strikers showed remains an inspiration to this day. They showed the true spirit of Irish republicanism, taking on an apparently unbeatable enemy and sacrificing themselves for the good of their fellow prisoners and the cause that they believed in.

Like never before the people of this community and this country need a socialist republican movement to challenge the rich and powerful. Like never before, we need to get ourselves organised to stop the cutbacks and the new home and water taxes. Like never before we need to be inspired by the likes of the 1981 Hunger Strikers and those who fought in this city in 1916. They understood that when you are under attack you have no choice to but to get organised and fight back. Join us on October 6th and remember the sacrifice of the 1981 Hunger Strikers and be inspired by them to join our struggle for a new, all Ireland socialist republic.’

Related Link: http://www.eirigi.org
author by John - Supporterpublication date Fri Sep 28, 2012 19:27author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Here is the facebook event for it .

John

Related Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/446467052057992/
author by Tiredpublication date Fri Sep 28, 2012 22:37author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Like never before the people of this community and this country need a socialist republican movement to challenge the rich and powerful...Maybe, but the rest of us are sick to the ears of obscure and/or criminal groups likening themselves to the 1916 patriots and invoking their name. Likewise that 1981 crew had starved themselves had feck all to do with eirigi.

author by Sampublication date Tue Oct 02, 2012 16:07author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Tired what are you talking about ????????

"Like never before the people of this community and this country need a socialist republican movement to challenge the rich and powerful...Maybe, but the rest of us are sick to the ears of obscure and/or criminal groups likening themselves to the 1916 patriots and invoking their name."

Maybe you should do some reading try this to start with

From Socialism Alone Can the Salvation of Ireland Come

Related Link: http://www.eirigi.org/pdfs/socialism.pdf
author by D8 Socialist Republican. - Eirigi Supporter.publication date Mon Oct 08, 2012 16:50author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Well done to eirigi organisers of Saturdays vigil.

It was great to see this monumental Irish historical event honoured in such a dignified fashion.

The fact that republicans from the locality and afar attended to the support of the community(as proven by the support from horn blowing passing cars)made this a worthwhile event.

Former republican journeymen/women would probably prefare if we held our remembrance and reflective events in silence and behind closed doors to hide the shame of traitors.

Looking forward to next year already.

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