Martin Hurson
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Martin Hurson was an Irish Republican Army hunger striker who tragically died in 1981 after enduring 46 days without food during a protest against British prison conditions, illustrating the dire consequences of starvation.
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Martin Hurson was one of the IRA hunger strikers who died in 1982.
Palestine Action-linked hunger striker taken to hospital – The Irish TimesThe Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·
Ireland· 2025-12-18
Ireland· 2025-12-18
Martin Hurson’s patronymic is originally from Dorset.
Sinn Féin may reject commemorating the Normans, but there are some suspiciously Saxon names in its ranks – The Irish TimesThe Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·Ireland· 2025-08-19
Ireland· 2025-08-19
The IRA hunger striker Martin Hurson, who was 24 and had not been amputated, orphaned or repeatedly displaced and traumatised by air strikes for the previous 20 months, had only lasted 46 days when he died of dehydration after losing the ability to take in water.
Gaza’s starving children, their eyes growing bigger as the blockade grinds on, are not fake news – The Irish TimesThe Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·Ireland· 2025-05-16
Ireland· 2025-05-16
