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#OnThisDay 11th June 1981 a general election was held in Ireland, resulting in a minority Fine-Gael & Labour coalition government.
Several candidates stood for the Anti H-Block Committee, which supported the on-going Republican hunger strikes, with Paddy Agnew and Kieran Doherty elected.
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Election - General Election, 1981
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A few months ago, we spoke to Vincent Doherty on the Irish Left Archive Podcast about his political activism, including his work with the National H-Block / Armagh Committee and standing as a candidate in that 1981 election.
https://podcast.leftarchive.ie/@ILAPodcast/episodes/vincent-doherty-offical-sinn-fein-international-marxist-group-troops-out-people-s-democracy-h-block-committee
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