It is that Britan should declare its intention of renouncing its sovereignty over Northern Ireland' newspaper goes on to advocale an maepenaen six ounte H Blocks another political prisoner, Jackle McMullan, joins the hunger that has to come Even . Tuesday, 18 Michael Devine enters his 59th day without food in the H Blocks of Long Kesh. given the last rites and, according to a statement from the mate smal teturn tor eru tan te in South. Under this plan, relatively easy option. It is the eve of the crucial by-election in Fermanagh and South Tyrone, the seat held by of Provisional Sinn Fein pinpoints what the election is about. says, "is for the prisoners to get their five demands".
The official unionist in the election declares he Is 'ODtimistic'. The Workers Party Republican Club candidate, 1om Moore says my idea for job creation'.
In Dublin, an Italian Member of the European Parliament, Mario Capanna, says the hunger strikers are Irish patriots and not terIUlIsis.
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'Do you ever ask yourself who has committed Thursday, 20 Gerry Michael Devine becomes the tenth hunger stiker to die. His death leads to rioting in Dozens of vehicles are hijacked and The RUC fire round after round of plastic tion In Belfast a British soldier is shot in the leg. In the centre hunger of the city a bomb explodes The Alliance Party, the 'moderate Unionists' so loved and join the VOUT copy. advisory council. Alliance dismiss it as la mere cosmetic not only worthiess Price p&tp).
The voters in Fermanagah Owen Carron, the anti-H Block candidate wins the Fermanagh and South Tyrone by-election. He receives 31,278 votes and defeats his main Unionist opponent by UVCI 2,000. The margin of victory s greater than that achieved by Bobby Sands.
on the result, Adams of Provisional Sinn Fein declares, "The election of Owen Carron is more phe Bretsh go a remen s death government's death policy in the H Blocks of The latest ediction of Socialist Republic, newspaper of the Irish revolutonary organisaPeoples Democracy is just out. Includeo are artices on the strikers, the campaign in support of the prisoners, the Irish women's movement, much local Socialist Challenge seller tor order direct from Plough Bookshop.
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