A black-flag vigil is taking place in Sligo today.
The vigil is in remeberance of the ten men who died in protest in the 1981 hunger strike where Bobby Sands was elected as a Member of Parliament.
The black-flag vigil takes place at 2pm today at the GPO in Sligo town.
Sinn Fein Councillor, Chris MacManus, said ‘the 1981 hunger strike was a pivotal moment in Irish history and it is right and fitting that people continue to honour their noble scarifice
