Former IRA volunteer and ex-prisoner, spent 18 years in Long Kesh, 4 years on the blanket and no-wash/no work protests which led to the hunger strikes of the 80s. Completed PhD at Queens upon release from prison. Left the Republican Movement at the endorsement of the Good Friday Agreement, and went on to become a journalist. Co-founder of The Blanket, an online magazine that critically analyzed the Irish peace process. Lead researcher for the Belfast Project, an oral history of the Troubles.
Mackers seen the post from one of the 1916 Societies let them know this will be a great event worth going to
ReplyDeleteThe above post was from Patrick McMahon
ReplyDeleteIts been a while since I crossed word swords with Patrick-you'd think he would stick around for a bit of crack-
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