Mother told Haughey that ‘sons will die’

KEVIN LYNCH’S mother sent a poignant letter and Mass card to late taoiseach Charles Haughey warning that her son and others would die on hunger strike.

Bridie Lynch implored Mr Haughey to intervene weeks before the second protest began, urging him to “get it off before it starts”.

“I write you these few lines from the bottom of my heart to ask you to speak again about the situation in the H Blocks of Long Kesh,” she said.