hunger striker hits 30 days...

Gone West

Who is that guy on hunger strike outside Leinster house?
Hes on 30 days now at this stage and I haven't seen anything on the news or online about it.

Although I did see two news reports featuring people talking outside the dail, he wasn't visible in the background of either.

Dave!

Haven't heard a thing about it... What's he doing it in aid of? Or just for kicks?

the_syco

http://www.breakingnews.ie/story.asp?j=59284120&p=59z847xx&n=59284729&x=&fs=3

http://www.rte.ie/news/2004/0506/sweeneyt.html

Seems to be a popular place to go on a hunger strike.

The_Minister

How long can you go without eating before you die? Surely at thirty days he's close.

grimloch

It can go weeks without food. Sure Jesus did it for forty. Days that is, not months.

4Xcut

No first his body will start eating itself. He'll go blind from his eyes self digesting and his liver will break down......terrible business altogether, still didn't do david blaine anyharm....well if you don't count his "career" and "image"

Font22

i walked past him the other day and just saw a sign with hunger strike on it but nothing else. wud be interesting to find out what it is all about. he seemed pretty frail already so lack of food will really takes its toll. i wud have thought it wud have before now.

Victor

They tend not to publicise hunger strikes while they are ongoing. There are obvious exceptions.

Gone West

the_syco wrote:

http://www.breakingnews.ie/story.asp?j=59284120&p=59z847xx&n=59284729&x=&fs=3

http://www.rte.ie/news/2004/0506/sweeneyt.html

Seems to be a popular place to go on a hunger strike.

yeah.
I found it odd that McDowell claimed not to know that the man was protesting.
Even though he would have to pass him every day on his way in to work.

The_Minister

Font22 wrote:

wud be interesting to find out what it is all about.

I could be wrong but I think its something like this (the story is convoluted so I may have some details wrong)

Daughter hit with glass in face at famous bar
Cover-up ensues
He fights cover-up
He shows documents proving cover-up to Labour Tds (I think Joe Costello)
They return files gutted
He goes on hunger strike.

The Real B-man

Your man in the tent is it?

BMH

Happened in England, and they actually allowed him in to so his bit after a while.

plenderj

It don't compare to Kafka's Hunger Artists

Gone West

plenderj wrote:

It don't compare to Kafka's Hunger Artists

yes it does.
Its not hungerstrike blackmail to try and force the government to change the laws....
Its hunger striking to have his daughters story told and have justice done it seems.

Mabye its all crap, I don't know. thats why I posted here.

empirix

McDowell in the bar! that man deserves to be shot, complete clown, Fianna Fail have to go

monkeyfudge

FuzzyLogic wrote:

yes it does.
Its not hungerstrike blackmail to try and force the government to change the laws.....

That was actually a reference to Franz Kafka's 'Ein Hungerkunstler'

Don't worry, plenderj, I got the reference!

_Kaiser_

empirix wrote:

McDowell in the bar! that man deserves to be shot, complete clown, Fianna Fail have to go

Unfortunately the alternatives aren't any better. Even if you vote for an independent or a smaller party, you're still gonna end up with one of the "big two"

Democracy eh?

monkeyfudge

Kaiser2000 wrote:

Unfortunately the alternatives aren't any better. Even if you vote for an independent or a smaller party, you're still gonna end up with one of the "big two"

Democracy eh?

Yep... but there is no point in rewarding them by voting them back in... eventually they'll get the message that to stay in office they'll actually have to do a half way decent job.

_Kaiser_

monkeyfudge wrote:

Yep... but there is no point in rewarding them by voting them back in... eventually they'll get the message that to stay in office they'll actually have to do a half way decent job.

Not really. It's not like you or me getting fired. Even as the opposition they won't have to worry about earning their keep.

ghostdancer

Firespinner wrote:

How long can you go without eating before you die? Surely at thirty days he's close.

the IRA and INLA hunger strikers who died in '81 went around 50-70days each, and i presume they had usual prison duties to do for most of that time, so i'd imagine yer man will be there for some time yet.

ghostdancer

FuzzyLogic wrote:

yeah.
I found it odd that McDowell claimed not to know that the man was protesting.
Even though he would have to pass him every day on his way in to work.

McDowell would pretend he didn't know his own wife if it was a case of her making him look bad.

The_Minister

empirix wrote:

McDowell in the bar! that man deserves to be shot, complete clown, Fianna Fail have to go

What does this have to do with the discussion? McDowell wasn't even in the bar. Apparently its Labour TDs who are the culprits (allegedly - sounds far-fetched to me)

Dave!

Firespinner wrote:

McDowell wasn't even in the bar.

Can you share the source of that information please?

dubtom

DaveMcG wrote:

Can you share the source of that information please?

Yes, and on the way to the dail bring a burger for your man whose on hunger strike, I bet he's starvin.