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- 27/03/1972-11/1992
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Material in this subseries relates to the National H-block committee, to prisoners in the H-block and their treatment in Northern Ireland including in relation to the use of Irish in prisons, to hunger strikes, and to the support of Conradh na Gaeilge. This includes correspondence, minutes, flyers and press releases. Items include a press release regarding a letter from Maolsheachlainn Ó Caollaí to President Hillary on behalf of prisoners in the North in relation to their status if Ireland joined EEC (G60/37/5/1); a letter on cigarette wrappers in Irish from Donncha Mac Niallais, Irish language officer, H-Bloc 19/9/83 (G60/37/5/2); letters from prisoners Pól Ó Manachain, Eoghan Mac Cormaic, RJ McAllister (in relation to the "The Corporals Trials"), and material relating to case taken by Mac Cormaic and John Pickering against Northern Ireland Office in relation to treatment and use of Irish in prison (G60/37/5/3); and material relating to extradition (G60/37/5/4).
Tag / Ref: G60/37/5
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01/08/2019
10/07/2025