Sinn Féin has said the statue of IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands is “going nowhere”, as it was erected “by the people and for ...

A statue has been unveiled in memory of IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands in Belfast, marking the 44th anniversary of his death. The statue of the hunger striker and former MP was revealed at the ...

A statue of Bobby Sands erected without planning permission in west Belfast has sparked political controversy.

On 5 May 1981 Bobby Sands died in the Maze Prison after 66 days on hunger strike. Two days later he was laid to rest at Milltown cemetery in West Belfast. On 7 May 'Today Tonight' reported on the ...

On March 1, 1981, an Irish republican prisoner began refusing food in Long Kesh prison to demand recognition as a political prisoner and to oppose the removal of special category status. His staggered ...

A Sinn Fein commemoratrion at an illegal Bobby Sands statue yesterday is the latest in a long series of cases where the party ...

No further action is being taken over a statue of IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands erected without planning permission, Belfast City Council has said. The local authority launched an investigation last ...

The statue of the IRA hunger striker was unveiled last year without planning permission.

Sinn Féin MLA Pat Sheehan speaks in front of a statue of the IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands in Twinbrook, Belfast, as crowds ...

A WIDE programme of events will take place this weekend to mark the 45th anniversary of the death of hunger striker and MP ...