Bobby Sands statue to stay in west Belfast

No further action is being taken over a statue of IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands erected without planning permission, Belfast ...

Council’s planning fairness questioned after unauthorised Bobby Sands statue allowed to stay

Politicians have raised concerns about fairness in the planning system after Belfast City Council confirmed it would take no further action over an unauthorised statue of IRA hunger striker Bobby ...

Bobby Sands statue to stay after Belfast City Council drops planning probe

Belfast City Council has said no further action will be taken over a statue of IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands erected without ...

west belfast

West Belfast is a predominantly Catholic/nationalist area. Well-known parts include Falls Road, Andersonstown, Twinbrook, ...
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On This Day: IRA prisioner Bobby Sands died after 66 days on hunger strike

On May 5, 1981, Bobby Sands, an Irish Republican Army (IRA) prisoner in Long Kesh, died after 66 days on hunger strike. His death, along with those of nine other hunger strikers, sent shockwaves ...