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The dirty protest (also called the no wash protest) was part of a five year protest during the Troubles by Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) and Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) prisoners held in the Maze prison (also known as "Long Kesh") and Armagh Women's Prison in Northern Ireland. Convicted paramilitary prisoners were treated as ordinary criminals until July 1972, when Special... Read enhanced Wikipedia article

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    Dirty protest

    The dirty protest (also called the no wash protest) was part of a five year protest during the Troubles by Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) and Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) prisoners held in the Maze prison (also known as "Long Kesh") and Armagh Women's Prison in Northern Ireland.
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    Dirty Protest Theatre

    Dirty Protest Theatre is a young, vibrant Welsh theatre company which specialises in putting established and brand new writers on the same stage. Dirty Protest was founded by Bafta Cymru nominated writer Tim Price, journalist Claire Hill and director/assistant producer Catrin Rees in August 2007.
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    List of Northern Ireland–related topics

    This is a list of articles related to Northern Ireland. ... Dirty protest
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    Margaretta D'Arcy

    Margaretta D'Arcy (b. 1934) is an Irish writer. ... She participated in the dirty protest in Armagh women's prison shortly before the 1981 Irish hunger strike.
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    Blanket protest

    The blanket protest was part of a five year protest during the Troubles by Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) and Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) prisoners held in the Maze prison (also known as "Long Kesh") in Northern Ireland. ... Main article: Dirty protest
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    Pat McGeown

    Pat "Beag" McGeown (3 September 1956 – 1 October 1996) was a volunteer in the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) who took part in the 1981 Irish hunger strike. ... McGeown described the conditions inside the prison during the dirty protest in a 1985 interview:
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    The Visit (TV series)

    The Visit is a British television programme starring Iain McKee and Steve Edge. ... Splodge Costello has completed his dirty protest in solitary, but celebrations are restrained.
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    1981 Irish hunger strike

    The 1981 Irish hunger strike was the culmination of a five-year protest during The Troubles by Irish republican prisoners in Northern Ireland. ... Main articles: Blanket protest and dirty protest
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    Laurence McKeown

    Laurence McKeown (b. 1957 in Randalstown, County Antrim, Northern Ireland) is an author, playwright, screenwriter, and former volunteer in the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) who took part in the 1981 Irish hunger strike. ... While in prison McKeown took part in the blanket protest and dirty protest, attempting to secure the return of Special Category Status for convicted paramilitary prisoners.
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    Mairéad Farrell

    Mairéad Farrell (Irish: Máiréad Ní Fhearghail/Mairéad Ní Fhearail;3 March 1957 - 6 March 1988) was an Irish volunteer of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA). ... Farrell instigated a dirty protest in February 1980.

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