Hunger Strikeshttps://www.rte.ie/history/hunger-strikes/en-ieRTÉ 2026-RTÉ Commercial Enterprises Ltd, Registration No: 155076, Donnybrook, Dublin 4, Ireland.Wed, 05 Apr 2023 12:37:55 +0100April 1920: War of Independence hunger strikes beginhttps://www.rte.ie/history/hunger-strikes/Wed, 05 Apr 2023 12:37:55 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/hunger-strikes/HistoryWar of Independence in colour: hunger striker recovershttps://www.rte.ie/history/2020/1027/1174112-war-of-independence-in-colour-hunger-striker-recovers/Matt Loughrey's My Colorful Past project bridges "the gap between history and art", bringing colour to monochrome images. Compare both versions with our interactive presentationTue, 27 Oct 2020 10:15:02 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/2020/1027/1174112-war-of-independence-in-colour-hunger-striker-recovers/HistoryDead their conquerers:the significance of the 1920 hunger strikeshttps://www.rte.ie/history/hunger-strikes/2020/1027/1174157-dead-their-conquerers-the-significance-of-hunger-strikes/Terence MacSwiney was the most famous hunger striker of the War of Independence but hunger strikes were a widespread and crucial tactic in the war - and beyond, as Justin Dolan Stover explains.Tue, 27 Oct 2020 12:42:31 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/hunger-strikes/2020/1027/1174157-dead-their-conquerers-the-significance-of-hunger-strikes/HistoryCentury Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/centuryireland/index.php/articles/mountjoy-hunger-strikers-released-after-general-strikeThe online historical newspaper reports from April 1920Wed, 08 Apr 2020 10:42:27 +0100https://www.rte.ie/centuryireland/index.php/articles/mountjoy-hunger-strikers-released-after-general-strikeWhat did the general public think of the War of Independence?https://www.rte.ie/history/hunger-strikes/2020/0311/1121695-what-did-the-general-public-think-of-the-war-of-independence/Wed, 11 Mar 2020 16:35:47 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/hunger-strikes/2020/0311/1121695-what-did-the-general-public-think-of-the-war-of-independence/Irish media and propaganda in the War of Independencehttps://www.rte.ie/history/hunger-strikes/2020/0330/1126346-irish-media-during-the-war-of-independence/Mon, 30 Mar 2020 14:57:42 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/hunger-strikes/2020/0330/1126346-irish-media-during-the-war-of-independence/In Pictures: Hunger Strikes and Protestshttps://www.rte.ie/history/hunger-strikes/2020/0330/1126531-in-pictures-hunger-strikes-and-protests/On Easter Monday, 5 April 1920, thirty-six Irish Volunteer prisoners in Mountjoy pledged 'not to eat food or drink anything except water until all here have been given prisoner-of-war treatment or are released.'Mon, 30 Mar 2020 11:23:31 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/hunger-strikes/2020/0330/1126531-in-pictures-hunger-strikes-and-protests/HistoryHunger Strikes and the War of Independencehttps://www.rte.ie/history/hunger-strikes/2020/0226/1117713-hunger-strikes-and-the-war-of-independence/Wed, 26 Feb 2020 12:02:49 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/hunger-strikes/2020/0226/1117713-hunger-strikes-and-the-war-of-independence/Thomas Ashe: first hunger striker whose death outraged Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/centuryireland/index.php/articles/carrying-a-cross-for-ireland-thomas-ashe-in-profileTue, 10 Mar 2020 10:40:07 +0000https://www.rte.ie/centuryireland/index.php/articles/carrying-a-cross-for-ireland-thomas-ashe-in-profileCensorship and propaganda: Media in the War of Independencehttps://www.rte.ie/history/hunger-strikes/2020/0302/1119708-censorship-and-propaganda-media-in-the-war-of-independence/Mon, 02 Mar 2020 12:47:57 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/hunger-strikes/2020/0302/1119708-censorship-and-propaganda-media-in-the-war-of-independence/