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.
Adams and the truth....nice touch - magic seein the blanket back too
ReplyDeleteVery articulate as usual Anthony, well done! Good to see you and The Blanket back again.
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Grouch, thanks for that. Send your email to this. It won't be published and I will get back to you with my details.
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