# Bobby Sands, Margaret Thatcher, and the 1981 hunger strikes

An episode of [What Were We Like](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1845439909), 6 Jul 2026, 46 min.

Audio: https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/c7d3b33c-f943-4afb-8665-b0b200e579f7/0887db98-33c9-4af7-ba73-b3720155d3d4/166e7e91-cfd2-4e16-b4dd-b47e01462e30/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=510a10ae-1082-48a7-961a-b3720155da9c

On 5 May 1981, 26-year-old Bobby Sands became the first of ten IRA hunger strikers to die at the Maze Prison, changing the course of history in Northern Ireland. In this episode, Diarmaid and Catriona assess his life, his status as a Republican icon, and how he impacted the career of his chief antagonist, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher among others. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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