In this week's episode of The Irish History Boys, Tim McGarry and I discuss the death of hunger striker Frank Stagg in February 1976 and the release of 33 political prisoners in Northern Ireland in 1926. youtu.be/1I0087WGxm8?...
Northern Ireland political prisoners and the death of Frank Stagg
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January 30, 2026 at 1:10 PM
In this week's episode of The Irish History Boys, Tim McGarry and I discuss the death of hunger striker Frank Stagg in February 1976 and the release of 33 political prisoners in Northern Ireland in 1926. youtu.be/1I0087WGxm8?...
Tell that to the survivors in Gaza. Or the hunger striker dying in prison. Tell that to pensioners arrested for holding up a placard.
And that's just one issue.
Shall we try trans rights? Immigration? Any other culture war issues.
We don't vote Labour so they surrender to Farage and his fascists.
And that's just one issue.
Shall we try trans rights? Immigration? Any other culture war issues.
We don't vote Labour so they surrender to Farage and his fascists.
January 29, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Tell that to the survivors in Gaza. Or the hunger striker dying in prison. Tell that to pensioners arrested for holding up a placard.
And that's just one issue.
Shall we try trans rights? Immigration? Any other culture war issues.
We don't vote Labour so they surrender to Farage and his fascists.
And that's just one issue.
Shall we try trans rights? Immigration? Any other culture war issues.
We don't vote Labour so they surrender to Farage and his fascists.
‘Five For Palestine’ calls for release of Palestinian prisoner Marwan Barghouthi and all Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.
pic: Tommy McKearney, former H Block prisoner, hunger striker of 1980, and co founder of FFP; Kate Nash; Eamon McCann at FFP Rally at Free Derry Corner.
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pic: Tommy McKearney, former H Block prisoner, hunger striker of 1980, and co founder of FFP; Kate Nash; Eamon McCann at FFP Rally at Free Derry Corner.
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January 29, 2026 at 7:23 PM
‘Five For Palestine’ calls for release of Palestinian prisoner Marwan Barghouthi and all Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.
pic: Tommy McKearney, former H Block prisoner, hunger striker of 1980, and co founder of FFP; Kate Nash; Eamon McCann at FFP Rally at Free Derry Corner.
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pic: Tommy McKearney, former H Block prisoner, hunger striker of 1980, and co founder of FFP; Kate Nash; Eamon McCann at FFP Rally at Free Derry Corner.
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Scores arrested for protesting at prison holding Palestine Action hunger striker
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Scores arrested for protesting at prison holding Palestine Action hunger striker
Scores arrested for protesting at prison holding Palestine Action hunger striker
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January 29, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Scores arrested for protesting at prison holding Palestine Action hunger striker
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Hunger strike day 4 (via NDAGagainstG on X). Supporters have been passing out flyers with the demands on them to MoD employees. #NoGenocideDrones #NO虐殺ドローン
January 29, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Hunger strike day 4 (via NDAGagainstG on X). Supporters have been passing out flyers with the demands on them to MoD employees. #NoGenocideDrones #NO虐殺ドローン
Last Palestine Action hunger striker ends protest after being hospitalized with organ failure | UK news | The Guardian
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Last Palestine Action hunger striker ends protest after being hospitalised with organ failure
Umer Khalid, 22, had started refusing water in escalation of protest against charges and treatment in jail
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Last Palestine Action hunger striker ends protest after being hospitalized with organ failure | UK news | The Guardian
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See how ordinary people are forced to take extraordinary actions to take back power from those who profit from war.
Last Palestine Action hunger striker ends protest after being hospitalised with organ failure www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Last Palestine Action hunger striker ends protest after being hospitalised with organ failure www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Last Palestine Action hunger striker ends protest after being hospitalised with organ failure
Umer Khalid, 22, had started refusing water in escalation of protest against charges and treatment in jail
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 12:53 PM
See how ordinary people are forced to take extraordinary actions to take back power from those who profit from war.
Last Palestine Action hunger striker ends protest after being hospitalised with organ failure www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Last Palestine Action hunger striker ends protest after being hospitalised with organ failure www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Hunger striker: ‘If Starmer wants me dead, he can come and do it himself’ www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
Hunger striker: 'If Starmer wants me dead, he can come and do it himself'
Hunger striker says 'if David Lammy wishes to see me dead, if Keir Starmer wishes to see me dead, they can come and do it themselves'
www.thecanary.co
January 28, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Hunger striker: ‘If Starmer wants me dead, he can come and do it himself’ www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
Last Palestine Action hunger striker ends protest after being hospitalised with organ failure
Umer Khalid, 22, had started refusing water in escalation of protest against charges and treatment in jail
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Umer Khalid, 22, had started refusing water in escalation of protest against charges and treatment in jail
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Last Palestine Action hunger striker ends protest after being hospitalised with organ failure
Umer Khalid, 22, had started refusing water in escalation of protest against charges and treatment in jail
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Last Palestine Action hunger striker ends protest after being hospitalised with organ failure
Umer Khalid, 22, had started refusing water in escalation of protest against charges and treatment in jail
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Umer Khalid, 22, had started refusing water in escalation of protest against charges and treatment in jail
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Last Palestine Action hunger striker ends protest after being hospitalised with organ failure
->The Guardian | More on "Palestine Action hunger strike ends" at BigEarthData.ai | #protest #hunger #israel war #palestine
->The Guardian | More on "Palestine Action hunger strike ends" at BigEarthData.ai | #protest #hunger #israel war #palestine
Last Palestine Action hunger striker ends protest after being hospitalised with organ failure
The last Palestine Action-affiliated prisoner on hunger strike has ended his protest, two days after he started refusing water. Umer Khalid, 22, who is being held at Wormwood Scrubs in west London, had escalated his action on Friday by going...
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 12:00 AM
www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
Hunger striker says 'if David Lammy wishes to see me dead, if Keir Starmer wishes to see me dead, they can come and do it themselves'
Hunger striker says 'if David Lammy wishes to see me dead, if Keir Starmer wishes to see me dead, they can come and do it themselves'
Hunger striker: 'If Starmer wants me dead, he can come and do it himself'
Hunger striker says 'if David Lammy wishes to see me dead, if Keir Starmer wishes to see me dead, they can come and do it themselves'
www.thecanary.co
January 27, 2026 at 11:22 PM
www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
Hunger striker says 'if David Lammy wishes to see me dead, if Keir Starmer wishes to see me dead, they can come and do it themselves'
Hunger striker says 'if David Lammy wishes to see me dead, if Keir Starmer wishes to see me dead, they can come and do it themselves'
Last Palestine Action hunger striker ends protest after being hospitalised with organ failure.
Shame on our democracy and justice system, to treat people protesting against UK government's support of a genocide, in this manner.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Shame on our democracy and justice system, to treat people protesting against UK government's support of a genocide, in this manner.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Last Palestine Action hunger striker ends protest after being hospitalised with organ failure
Umer Khalid, 22, had started refusing water in escalation of protest against charges and treatment in jail
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Last Palestine Action hunger striker ends protest after being hospitalised with organ failure.
Shame on our democracy and justice system, to treat people protesting against UK government's support of a genocide, in this manner.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Shame on our democracy and justice system, to treat people protesting against UK government's support of a genocide, in this manner.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Last Palestine Action hunger striker ends protest after being hospitalised with organ failure
Umer Khalid, 22, had started refusing water in escalation of protest against charges and treatment in jail
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Umer Khalid, 22, had started refusing water in escalation of protest against charges and treatment in jail
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Last Palestine Action hunger striker ends protest after being hospitalised with organ failure
Umer Khalid, 22, had started refusing water in escalation of protest against charges and treatment in jail
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Last Palestine Action hunger striker ends protest after being hospitalised with organ failure
Umer Khalid, 22, had started refusing water in escalation of protest against charges and treatment in jail
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Umer Khalid, 22, had started refusing water in escalation of protest against charges and treatment in jail
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Last Palestine Action hunger striker ends protest after being hospitalised with organ failure | UK news
https://www.newsbeep.com/374764/
The last Palestine Action-affiliated prisoner on hunger strike has ended his protest, two days after he started refusing…
https://www.newsbeep.com/374764/
The last Palestine Action-affiliated prisoner on hunger strike has ended his protest, two days after he started refusing…
Last Palestine Action hunger striker ends protest after being hospitalised with organ failure | UK news - News Beep
The last Palestine Action-affiliated prisoner on hunger strike has ended his protest, two days after he started refusing water.
www.newsbeep.com
January 27, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Last Palestine Action hunger striker ends protest after being hospitalised with organ failure | UK news
https://www.newsbeep.com/374764/
The last Palestine Action-affiliated prisoner on hunger strike has ended his protest, two days after he started refusing…
https://www.newsbeep.com/374764/
The last Palestine Action-affiliated prisoner on hunger strike has ended his protest, two days after he started refusing…
Last Palestine Action hunger striker ends protest following organ failure
Last Palestine Action hunger striker ends protest following organ failure
Muhammad Umer Khalid was hospitalised with renal and liver failure following two days of refusing water
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January 27, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Last Palestine Action hunger striker ends protest following organ failure
Hunger striker says 'if David Lammy wishes to see me dead, if Keir Starmer wishes to see me dead, they can come and do it themselves'
www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
Hunger striker: 'If Starmer wants me dead, he can come and do it himself'
Hunger striker says ''f David Lammy wishes to see me dead, if Keir Starmer wishes to see me dead, they can come and do it themselves'
www.thecanary.co
January 27, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Hunger striker says 'if David Lammy wishes to see me dead, if Keir Starmer wishes to see me dead, they can come and do it themselves'
www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
Last Palestine Action hunger striker ends protest following organ failure - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/final-palestine-action-hunger-striker-ends-protest-following-organ-failure
Last Palestine Action hunger striker ends protest following organ failure
Muhammad Umer Khalid was hospitalised with renal and liver failure following two days of refusing water
www.middleeasteye.net
January 27, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Last Palestine Action hunger striker ends protest following organ failure - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/final-palestine-action-hunger-striker-ends-protest-following-organ-failure
Scores arrested for protesting at prison holding Palestine Action hunger striker
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/86-arrested-protesting-prison-holding-palestine-action-hunger-striker
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/86-arrested-protesting-prison-holding-palestine-action-hunger-striker
Scores arrested for protesting at prison holding Palestine Action hunger striker
Scores arrested for protesting at prison holding Palestine Action hunger striker
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January 27, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Scores arrested for protesting at prison holding Palestine Action hunger striker
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/86-arrested-protesting-prison-holding-palestine-action-hunger-striker
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Final hunger striker ends action as key demands are met
London — CAGE confirms that #UmerKhalid has now ended his hunger and thirst strike following seventeen days without food and three days without water, bringing the Palestine Action hunger strikes to a close.
www.cage.ngo/articles/fin...
London — CAGE confirms that #UmerKhalid has now ended his hunger and thirst strike following seventeen days without food and three days without water, bringing the Palestine Action hunger strikes to a close.
www.cage.ngo/articles/fin...
Final hunger striker ends action as key demands are met
London — CAGE confirms that Umer Khalid has now ended his hunger and thirst strike following seventeen days without food and three days without water, bringing the Palestine Action hunger strikes to a...
www.cage.ngo
January 27, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Final hunger striker ends action as key demands are met
London — CAGE confirms that #UmerKhalid has now ended his hunger and thirst strike following seventeen days without food and three days without water, bringing the Palestine Action hunger strikes to a close.
www.cage.ngo/articles/fin...
London — CAGE confirms that #UmerKhalid has now ended his hunger and thirst strike following seventeen days without food and three days without water, bringing the Palestine Action hunger strikes to a close.
www.cage.ngo/articles/fin...
Last Palestine Action hunger striker ends protest after being hospitalised with organ failure www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Last Palestine Action hunger striker ends protest after being hospitalised with organ failure
Umer Khalid, 22, had started refusing water in escalation of protest against charges and treatment in jail
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Last Palestine Action hunger striker ends protest after being hospitalised with organ failure www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Last Palestine Action hunger striker ends protest after being hospitalised with organ failure
Last Palestine Action hunger striker ends protest after being hospitalised with organ failure
Prisoner Umer Khalid, 22, started refusing water in escalation of protest against charges and treatment in jail
The last Palestine Action-affiliated prisoner on hunger strike has ended his protest, two days after he started refusing water.
Umer Khalid, 22, who is being held at Wormwood Scrubs, west London, had escalated his action on Friday by going on thirst strike, raising fears that he could die within days. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Last Palestine Action hunger striker ends protest after being hospitalised with organ failure
" One of the Palestine hunger striker, Umer Khalid's demand is the British government release information about the spy flights it sent over Gaza daily for nearly 2 years.
Starmer is allowing him to die rather than reveal the truth about Labour's participation in genocide.
Horror."
Matt Kennard
Starmer is allowing him to die rather than reveal the truth about Labour's participation in genocide.
Horror."
Matt Kennard
January 27, 2026 at 1:38 PM
" One of the Palestine hunger striker, Umer Khalid's demand is the British government release information about the spy flights it sent over Gaza daily for nearly 2 years.
Starmer is allowing him to die rather than reveal the truth about Labour's participation in genocide.
Horror."
Matt Kennard
Starmer is allowing him to die rather than reveal the truth about Labour's participation in genocide.
Horror."
Matt Kennard
Last Palestine Action hunger striker ends protest after being hospitalised with organ failure
Last Palestine Action hunger striker ends protest after being hospitalised with organ failure
Prisoner Umer Khalid, 22, started refusing water in escalation of protest against charges and treatment in jail
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Last Palestine Action hunger striker ends protest after being hospitalised with organ failure
Breaking: Last Palestine Action hunger striker ends protest after being hospitalised with organ failure
Umer Khalid, 22, had escalated his action on Friday by going on thirst strike, raising fears that...
Via The Guardian
#Palestine #Escalated #Hunger
What's your take on this?
Umer Khalid, 22, had escalated his action on Friday by going on thirst strike, raising fears that...
Via The Guardian
#Palestine #Escalated #Hunger
What's your take on this?
January 27, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Breaking: Last Palestine Action hunger striker ends protest after being hospitalised with organ failure
Umer Khalid, 22, had escalated his action on Friday by going on thirst strike, raising fears that...
Via The Guardian
#Palestine #Escalated #Hunger
What's your take on this?
Umer Khalid, 22, had escalated his action on Friday by going on thirst strike, raising fears that...
Via The Guardian
#Palestine #Escalated #Hunger
What's your take on this?