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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 22 December 2024. Irish Provisional IRA member (1954–1981) Bobby Sands MP Roibeárd Ó Seachnasaigh Sands in Long Kesh, 1973 (aged 18–19) Member of Parliament for Fermanagh and South Tyrone In office 9 April 1981 – 5 May 1981 Preceded by Frank Maguire Succeeded by Owen Carron Personal details Born ...
He met Bobby Sands during the preparation for a firebomb attack on the Balmoral Furnishing Company's premises in Dunmurry. [3] During the ensuing shoot-out between the IRA and the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) and army, both men, along with Séamus Finucane and Seán Lavery, were arrested. McDonnell and the others were sentenced to 14 years ...
There were no casualties. Three IRA volunteers were arrested not far from the scene of this attack with one, Bobby Sands, imprisoned for possessing a gun as a result. [22] Sands' fellow hunger striker, Joe McDonnell, was also arrested following this incident. [23] Sands and McDonnell had jointly planned the bomb attack. [24]
His hunger strike began on 15 March 1981, [14] two weeks after Bobby Sands began his hunger strike. He was also the second striker to die, at 5:43pm BST on 12 May, after 59 days without food. [ 15 ] His death led to an upsurge in rioting in nationalist areas of Northern Ireland.
His first starring role was as famed, tragic IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands in Hunger (2008), for which he earned a slew of awards, followed by his part in Inglourious Basterds.
Kenny Donaldson adds that the incident happened 6 months after Sands was released in 1976, and that he and three other IRA men were arrested after the bombing of the Balmoral Furniture Company in Dunmurry, “There was a gun battle with the Royal Ulster Constabulary. Leaving behind the two wounded, the remaining four tried to escape by car, but ...
Bobby Ozan: Whole time I'm holding him, he's screaming top of his lungs, "I'm gonna kill y'all. I'm gonna kill y'all." Bockel says she and Livye left in separate cars.
The arrests came after a person “in the last couple of months” gave law enforcement information tying the suspects to Workman’s killing, Douglas County Prosecuting Attorney Matt Weatherman said.