Name: The Conversation (Episode 13) with former Hunger Striker, Laurence Mckeown by The Conversation TV Show
Duration: 25 min 10 s
Description: In the last episode of Series 1, we speak to former Hunger striker, Author & Playwright, Laurence McKeown. Laurence spent seventy days without food in the 1981 Hunger Strike that claimed the lives of his ten comrades.

In the last episode of Series 1, we speak to former Hunger striker, Author & Playwright, Laurence McKeown. Laurence spent seventy days without food in the 1981 Hunger Strike that claimed the lives of his ten comrades.

The Conversation (Episode 13) with former Hunger Striker, Laurence Mckeown

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This week the senior hurlers discuss:
The EU from the left, mainstream journalists working for politicians and Simon Coveney’s service to developers.

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An Garda Síochána – a history of violence
Whether Simon Harris's coronation/election as Taoiseach is good for Irish democracy – and how following rules doesn't make you a democrat
The Free Staters who go on (and on) about the supposed cost of Irish reunification.

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The Conversation (Series 2 Episode 8) The Shankill Butchers

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Whether you need to cross the border to be 'familiar with the north,
Sinn Féin: please, please don't kill the private rental sector,
New additions to the Irish super wealthy,
& the nicest things we can say about Fianna Fáil.

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Peter Murray’s brother, John was killed as he attempted to apprehend Michael Stone during the Milltown Cemetery attack on the 16th of March, 1988. His bravery and concern for others is unquestionable. But lost in the tragedy of that day were the stories of the three that were killed. The Gibraltar incident, Michael Stone himself and the deaths of two British corporals days later confined the names of Thomas McErlean, John Murray and Caoimhín Mac Bradaigh to a mere footnote. Not to their families and their community though. This week we will hear John Murray’s story.

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Why it took so long for the Stardust families to get some level of justice
Who had more of a democratic mandate in UCD: Nancy Pelosi or the SU president?
Should we care about being ‘embarrassed’ in Europe?

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Mount Street and Newtownmountkennedy: how did we get here?
Temple Street Children’s Hospital and how the state treats its children
What Fine Gael means when they talk about law and order (and who actually wants to read a Frances Fitzgerald opinion piece).

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The Conversation (Episode 13) with former Hunger Striker, Laurence Mckeown

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