Ireland… The 2012 Markievicz Lecture 6 Jun 201210 Jun 2012 The 2012 Markievicz lecture delivered at the second annual Countess Markievicz Day School in Dublin by Dr Margaret Ward. The Markievicz Lecture- First Wave Feminism Dr Margaret Ward from Paula…
Edinburgh… Happy Birthday James Connolly 5 Jun 20126 Jun 2012 Happy birthday James Connolly and it's great to see so many people taking the day off to celebrate. Perhaps we can make this a holiday every year? There have been…
Ireland… Ballymurphy Seven Civil Case To Go Ahead 1 Jun 20125 Jun 2012 A judge today refused to dismiss the claim for damages after ruling that a delay in issuing proceedings has not prejudiced the defendant. Danny Petticrew, 37, one of the so-called…
Ireland… The Torture Of Marian Price 31 May 20121 Jun 2012 By Sandy Boyer Marian Price has been imprisoned in Northern Ireland for more than a year on the basis of secret evidence neither she nor her lawyers have been allowed…
Ireland… Loughgall Martyrs 8 May 201231 May 2012 Today is the 25th anniversary of the killing of eight Volunteers from the IRA's East Tyrone Brigade at Loughgall. Volunteers Jim Lynagh, Declan Arthurs, Seamus Donnelly, Tony Gormley, Patrick Kelly,…
Events… Volunteer Bobby Sands 5 May 201231 May 2012 On this the 31st anniversary of the death on hunger strike of Bobby Sands, his friend and comrade, former IRA prisoner Colm Scullion from South Derry, recalls first meeting Bobby while…
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…
Ireland… Convictions of McConville and Wootten Unsafe: ILDC 2 Apr 2012 This article first appeared at Irish Law and Democracy Committee and the original can be viewed here. Shortly after Girvan LJ convicted Brendan McConville and John Paul Wotton of the…
Ireland… Volunteer Larry Marley 2 Apr 20122 Apr 2012 On April 2nd 1987 IRA volunteer Larry Marley was shot dead by a pro British death squad at his home in Ardoyne. His funeral was delayed for three days due…
Ireland… The World Knows Them As Struggling Workers, I Know Them As My Friends 25 Mar 201210 Jun 2012 By Eleanor Murphy I still remember my first day at work in Vita Cortex in April of 1972. It was pre the oil crisis and we were experiencing a bit…
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