Pat Sheehan, the West Belfast MLA, who spent 55 days on the 1981 hunger strike, addressing the 40th anniversary commemoration in Rossville Street in Sunday.

placeholder image — Pat Sheehan, the West Belfast MLA, who spent 55 days on the 1981 hunger strike, addressing the 40th anniversary commemoration in Rossville Street in Sunday.

IN PICTURES: 1981 hunger strikers remembered on 40th anniversary of end of protest

By Kevin Mullan

Published 5th Oct 2021, 12:46 BST

Updated 5th Oct 2021, 12:58 BST

On Sunday evening republicans gathered to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the end of the 1981 hunger strike at the newly-refurbished H-Block monunment in the Bogside. Pat Sheehan MLA, who had spent 55 days, on the protest when it ended on October 3, 1981, gave the main oration. Here are some pictures of the event at the weekend.

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A section of the crowd, including Foyle MLAs Ciara Ferguson and Pádraig Delargy, at a vigil to commemorate the end of the 1981 hunger strike on Sunday.

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Some of the 22 runners who completed a range of fundraising runs throughout the past year to raise funds for the refurbishment of the H Block Monument in Derry.