Events… The 1916 Easter Rising Documentary 6 Apr 201213 Apr 2012 Below is a 1973 documentary by the brilliant film maker Kenneth Griffith about the 1916 Easter Rising. A fascinating piece of social history featuring interviews with veterans. Well worth watching…
Events… Free Marian Price 11 Mar 201219 Mar 2012 Footage from meeting held in Conway Mill, Belfast on International Women's Day demanding the release of Marian Price. The meeting was organised by local women and speakers included Raymond Murray…
Events… Britain’s Dirty War: The Murder of Sam Marshall 7 Mar 2012 On the 7th of March 1990 Sam Marshall and his two friends, Colin Duffy and Tony McCaughey, were attacked by British gunmen as they left the Royal Ulster Constabulary barracks…
Events… Death On The Rock 6 Mar 20127 Mar 2012 On March 6th 1988 three unarmed IRA volunteers, Mairead Farrell, Dan McCann and Sean Savage, were murdered by British forces on the orders of the Thatcher Government. In the aftermath…
Events… Clonoe Martyrs 16 Feb 201215 Feb 2013 Today is the twentieth anniversary of the murder of four IRA volunteers at Clonoe. The volunteers had earlier taken part in an attack on the RUC barracks in Coalisland and…
Edinburgh… Support The Strike Rally 28 Nov 201128 Nov 2011 This Wednesday there will be a march and rally in Edinburgh to support striking workers. Â Assemble Johnston Terrace at 11.15am and join the Connolly contingent on the march to the…
Culture… We Are Hibernian Book 19 Nov 201125 Nov 2011 Just as Paul McBride was banging his gums about Hibs a new book, We Are Hibernian by Andy MacVannan, has been launched looking at the club from the fans perspective. Contributors…
Events… Damien Dempsey Live At Liberty Hall Centre 14 Nov 201117 Nov 2011 Damien Dempsey and his band play at the Liberty Hall Centre last month for the Concern campaign.
Events… Unauthorised Submarine Detected In Venezuelan Waters 12 Nov 201125 Nov 2011 President Hugo Chavez said Wednesday that his navy detected a foreign, unauthorized submarine in Venezuelan waters and that it quickly sped off. The submarine was detected on Tuesday near the…
Events… The Original Occupy Protest 28 Oct 201131 Oct 2011 Having an open, if not uncritical, mind on the Occupy protests I found this article from a Dublin based activist very interesting. It is followed by a fascinating documentary by…
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