Summary Josephine Hayden served four and a half years in prison in Limerick for transporting arms and ammunition for the Continuity IRA. She refused to support the Northern Ireland peace process and, despite suffering two heart attacks while in jail, did not take early release under the Good Friday Agreement as many other prisoners did. As a result she became a symbol of opposition to the Agreement. Now the General Secretary of Republican Sinn Féin, she has remained a hard-line republican who believes the armed struggle is not over yet and that the country will never really be at peace until Ireland is united.
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Fionnuala Ní Aoláin Ite Ni Chionnaith Séanna Breathnach Henry McDonald
Genres : Documentary
Countries of origin : Ireland
Official sites : Official website
Language : English Irish Gaelic
Production companies : Loopline Films
Summary Josephine Hayden served four and a half years in prison in Limerick for transporting arms and ammunition for the Continuity IRA. She refused to support the Northern Ireland peace process and, despite suffering two heart attacks while in jail, did not take early release under the Good Friday Agreement as many other prisoners did. As a result she became a symbol of opposition to the Agreement. Now the General Secretary of Republican Sinn Féin, she has remained a hard-line republican who believes the armed struggle is not over yet and that the country will never really be at peace until Ireland is united.
Genres : Documentary
Countries of origin : Ireland
Official sites : Official website
Language : English Irish Gaelic
Production companies : Loopline Films
