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Podcast: Léargas: A Podcast by Gerry Adams
Episode: Des Wilson – A Voice for the Poor and Oppressed by Joe McVeigh; The ANC and the 1981 hunger strikers; The storming of the Capitol
Description: Des Wilson – A Voice for the Poor and Oppressed by Joe McVeighFr. Joe McVeigh was a close friend and colleague of Des Wilson. It wasn’t just that both were priests. They both shared a passionate believe in justice and were committed to standing up for the rights of citizens against a British state apparatus which was oppressive and violent.The ANC and the 1981 hunger strikersThe year after the 1994 election I had the honour and pleasure to meet Nelson Mandela and Walter Sisulu. In June 1995 I travelled to South Afri...