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44th Anniversary of the Death of the Fifth Hunger Striker, Joe McDonnell

John O'Brien, Jr.
By John O'Brien, Jr.
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From Bobby Sands Trust:
This week marks the forty-fourth anniversary of the fifth hunger striker to die, Joe McDonnell. Below is a link to a documentary by Ocean FM about Joe’s death which won the Silver Award in the prestigious International New York Festivals Radio Awards in 2022. The documentary was produced and presented by Niall Delaney.

Delany’s interviews and archival material include the voices of Joe’s family: his wife Goretti and daughter Bernadette; his sister Eilish and brother Paul; republicans Owen Carron, Gerry Adams, Dermot McNally, Sean McManus, Michael Colreavy, and the late Brendan ‘Bik’ McFarlane.

LISTEN TO THE DOCUMENTARY HERE

John O'Brien, Jr.
John O'Brien, Jr.https://www.iirish.us
*John is a Founder and the Publisher and Editor of iIrish (2006); a Founder and Deputy Director of Cleveland Irish Cultural Festival for more than 35 years (1982); Founder of Speak Irish Cleveland (2010); A Founder of The Greater Cleveland An Gorta Mor Stone (2000); an archivist, spokesman, emcee, Spoken Word presenter and author of five books, so far.
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