On March 1, 1981, Bobby Sands, an Irish Republican Army (IRA) prisoner in Long Kesh, began a hunger strike that would ultimately claim his life 66 days later. His death, along with those of nine ...

McFarlane was the leader of IRA prisoners in the Maze during the 1981 hunger strike Former senior IRA man Brendan 'Bik' McFarlane has died. In 1976, he was jailed for a gun and bomb attack on the ...

Sinn Féin has paid tribute to former senior IRA member, Brendan 'Bik' McFarlane who has died after a short illness.

He was described as the PIRA’s commanding officer in the Maze Prison during the 1981 Hunger Strike, and took part in the escape from the prison in 1985, alongside fellow IRA prisoner Gerry Kelly ...