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# Maze Prison

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# Bobby sands
'It doesn't diminish': The legacy of the 1981 hunger strikes, 40 years on
This Monday will mark 40 years since Bobby Sands went on hunger strike.
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Feb 27th 2021, 12:05 AM
# Maze Prison
UK Supreme Court quashes Gerry Adams' 1970s convictions for attempted Maze Prison escapes
Adams attempted to escape from the Maze on Christmas Eve 1973 and again in July 1974.
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May 13th 2020, 10:01 AM
# factcheck
Debunked: No, the British army is not setting up a 'military camp' at Long Kesh prison
A post on Facebook claims that the British army are to set up a ‘military camp’ at the site of the former Maze Prison.
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May 5th 2020, 1:38 PM
# Maze Prison
Gerry Adams’ prison escape convictions are unsafe, UK Supreme Court hears
The former Sinn Féin leader claims two convictions he received in the 70s were unlawful.
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Nov 19th 2019, 9:17 PM
# State Papers
Gerry Adams questions Bobby Sands hunger strike claim
The Sinn Féin leader said claims in State papers that Sands offered to end his hunger strike would be “totally out of character”.
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Dec 30th 2011, 8:27 PM
# Northern Ireland
From Maze to Museum
Notorious Northern Irish prison set to become a monument to peace.
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Jul 29th 2010, 8:39 PM