Guthanna '81 | Voices of '81

'Hunger Strikes in Ireland' - Martin Ferris

August 22, 2021 Episode 26
Guthanna '81 | Voices of '81
'Hunger Strikes in Ireland' - Martin Ferris
Show Notes

Martin Ferris, a former Sinn Féin TD from County Kerry, was an IRA prisoner in Port Laoise Gaol in 1981, having spent 47 days on Hunger Strike himself in 1977. In this episode, he reflects on the tradition of Hunger Strike in the campaign for Irish freedom and the continuous failure of the British Government to criminalise that struggle.