Bobby Sands has been portrayed in the following films: Sands was played by John Lynch in the 1996 film Some Mother's Son . It was directed by Terry George and written by George and Jim Sheridan .

Apr 30, 2021 · Forty years ago, on 5 May 1981, 27-year-old Bobby Sands, the IRA's leader in the Maze prison outside Belfast, starved himself to death.

Jan 13, 2025 · Bobby Sands, officer of the Irish Republican Army who rose to international prominence in 1981 when he embarked on a fatal hunger strike in prison.

May 5, 2024 · Bobby Sands mounted a hunger strike in the Maze prison in Northern Ireland to protest against the withdrawal of the “Special Category Status."

Bobby Sands was an Irish republican, an IRA Volunteer and a key figure in the fight against British imperialism in the north of Ireland during the 1970s and early 1980s. He came to public prominence during the 1981 hunger strike when he led the protest by men in the H-Blocks of Long Kesh and women in Armagh Jail who sought political prisoner ...

Sep 25, 2021 · A member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army, Bobby Sands died on a hunger strike at HM Prison Maze in 1981 while fighting for political prisoner status.

Apr 2, 2014 · Bobby Sands was an Irish nationalist who supported the IRA and was sent to prison, where he led a hunger strike. He was elected Member of Parliament during the strike.

Mar 16, 2024 · Bobby Sands was an incredibly multifaceted figure in modern Irish history. He was a writer and poet, a member of Parliament, and a volunteer to the Irish Republican Army (IRA).

Robert Gerard ‘Bobby’ Sands was an Irish hero who has gone down in the history as the martyr from the Irish Republican Party. He was born and brought up in north Belfast in a middle class family. When he was very young he experienced violence …

May 4, 2024 · It was the day that Bobby Sands, the 27-year-old Member of Parliament for Fermanagh/South Tyrone, died on hunger strike in the H-Blocks of Long Kesh as part of the republican prisoners’ campaign for the restoration of political status.