Online conference to mark centenary of Terence MacSwiney hunger strike

Former Lord Mayor of Cork, Terence MacSwiney, who died following a 73-day hunger strike in October 1920.
A three-day online centenary conference exploring the events leading up to the death of former Mayor of Cork, Terence MacSwiney, will begin tomorrow.
Hosted by UCC and funded by Cork City Council and the Department of Arts Heritage and the Gaeltacht, the virtual event has been organised to mark the 100th anniversary of the hunger strike of Irish republicans in Brixton Prison, London and Cork Men’s Gaol in October 1920.