Laurence McKeown

Green & Blue review: The terror and brutality of the Troubles, but humour, understanding and empathy too

Theatre: James Doran and Vincent Higgins give strong, well-judged performances as a garda and an RUC man patrolling the Border in the 1990s

Wed May 31 2023 - 17:52

‘Little friendly Dr Ross’: The forgotten hunger strike victim

Doctor who oversaw the care of republican prisoners during the Troubles later died by suicide

Sat Jun 12 2021 - 06:00

How the GAA wove its way through the black summer of 1981

Association had to tread lightly through volatile situation in which members were involved

Sun Apr 18 2021 - 07:00

The ex-hunger striker making fashion items from a H-Block blanket

Laurence McKeown is using a blanket from the Maze to make a different kind of statement

Sat Nov 18 2017 - 06:00

Editor’s Choice: 15 highlights of 2016

Irish Times editor Kevin O’Sullivan recommends some of the many notable stories that resonated with readers in 2016

Tue Dec 27 2016 - 13:54

Still rethinking the 1980/’81 hunger strikes

Hunger strikes ended 35 years ago today but legacy lives on in ‘twilight zone between history and memory’. Academics behind this Irish Times series reflect on lessons learned

Mon Oct 03 2016 - 06:00

A former IRA gunman and hunger striker tells his story

Weekend Read: One night 40 years ago Laurence McKeown ambushed an RUC Land Rover. He was jailed for 16 years. Now a playwright, he looks back on his life's journey

Sat Aug 13 2016 - 06:00

Maggie Scull: Republicans and historians remain divided over hunger strikes

The strikes filled column inches at home and abroad but their impact and legacy cannot be easily or neatly defined

Fri Dec 18 2015 - 06:00

‘The arts are an easy target’: Northern Ireland’s budget blues

All funding has been cut to six organisations, including leading independent publishers and theatre companies. Job losses are a certainty and the long-term impact on the sector could be disastrous

Tue Apr 07 2015 - 02:00