Michael Devine (hunger striker)
Michael Devine | |
|---|---|
| Mícheál Ó Daimhín | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Michael James Devine 26 May 1954 Springtown Camp, Derry, Northern Ireland |
| Died | 20 August 1981 (aged 27) HM Prison Maze, County Down, Northern Ireland |
| Cause of death | Died after 60 days on hunger strike |
| Political party | Irish Republican Socialist Party (1974–1981) Republican Clubs (1971–1974) |
| Children | 2 |
| Nickname | Red Mickey |
| Military service | |
| Paramilitary | Irish National Liberation Army (1975–1981) Official Irish Republican Army (1971–1975) |
| Battles/wars | The Troubles |
Michael James Devine (Irish: Mícheál Ó Daimhín; 26 May 1954 – 20 August 1981) was an Irish militant and Republican activist. He was a volunteer in the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA), and the last hunger striker to die during the 1981 Irish hunger strike.