8/27/2023 0 Comments Hunger of the packThus ended one of the most epic periods of Irish history when 10 men died on HS in the H Blocks. At 3pm I told the authorities the HS was over. OTD 40yrs ago I began my 55th day on hunger strike. Patrick Sheehan (55 days), Jackie McMullan (48 days), Hugh Carville (34 days), John Pickering (27 days), Gerard Hodgins (20 days) and James Devine (13 days) ended their strike at 3pm on October 3, 1981. When it became clear that the remaining strikers' families would intervene when they were at risk of death, the protest was brought to an end by the six remaining strikers. While the hunger strikers were willing to give their lives, more families followed the example of Quinn's relatives and authorised medical intervention. A street in Tehran named after Bobby Sands (Image: BEHROUZ MEHRI/AFP via Getty Images)
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