'Ireland had a mole in Maze jail' HUNGER STRIKE.Byline: IAN GRAHAM Ian Graham (born January 5, 1943) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the VFL during the 1960's. His best season came in 1964 when he won the Copeland Trophy for Collingwood's Best and Fairest player. THE Irish government had a mole inside the North's Maze Prison during the IRA hunger strike hunger strike, refusal to eat as a protest against existing conditions. Although most often used by prisoners, others have also employed it. For example, Mohandas Gandhi in India and Cesar Chavez in California fasted as religious penance during otherwise political or of 1981, former Taoiseach Dr Garret FitzGerald revealed yesterday. He said he was convinced a deal between the prisoners and the British Government could have been struck to prevent the last six of 10 deaths, but it was vetoed by the IRA leadership. The 83-year-old said the hunger strikers were ready to accept a deal if they had been allowed to by Sinn Fein Sinn Fein n. An Irish political and cultural society founded about 1905 to promote political and economic independence from England, unification of Ireland, and a renewal of Irish culture. . He added: "They were keen to accept that. We knew that. We had our sources within the prison." He declined to elaborate and say whether the mole was a member of the prison staff or a prisoner. Another six men died before an end was brought to the hunger strike. Sinn Fein denies vetoing the deal. CAPTION(S): CLAIM Dr Fitzgerald |
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