Ireland… IRA Volunteers Dessie Grew & Martin McCaughey 9 Oct 201315 Oct 2013 IRA Volunteers Dessie Grew and Martin McCaughey were killed by in a shoot to kill operation by UK state forces on 9th October 1990. 107 Cowgate has previously covered their…
Events… 1983 IRA Prison Escape Documentary 25 Sep 201326 Sep 2013 Today is the 30th anniversary of the IRA escape from the H-Blocks of Longkesh. In total 38 POWs escaped.
Events… Dublin Public Meeting 6 Sep 20138 Sep 2013 For people based in the Dublin area who have enjoyed the Jim Lane interviews (see here and here) this public meeting might be of interest.
Events… Jim Lane Interview Part 1- Socialist, Republican & Revolutionary 25 Aug 201326 Aug 2013 This is the story of Socialist Jim Lane who joined the Army (IRA) Sinn Fein and the Cork Volunteers Pipe Band in 1954, he subsequently participated in Operation Harvest in…
Uncategorized Maghaberry Latest: Statement From Roe 4 POWs 22 Jul 201329 Jul 2013 Statement on Controlled Movement from Roe 4 Republican POWs Recently Republican prisoners in Maghaberry have been subjected to an intensely restrictive regime which has resulted in intense controlled movement whereby…
Events… Bobby Sands Diary 1 Mar 20136 Mar 2013 Bobby Sands kept a diary for the first seventeen days of his hunger strike, which began 32 years ago today. Sunday 1st March I am standing on the threshold of…
International… Happy Birthday Peader O’Donnell 22 Feb 201325 Feb 2013 Peadar O'Donnell was born on February 22nd in Donegal, in 1893, and was educated locally and at St. Patrick's College, Dublin. He became a school teacher in Donegal but in…
Culture… James Connolly – A Working Class Hero 19 Feb 201322 Feb 2013 This documentary, James Connolly - A Working Class Hero, is a comprehensive look at the life and work of James Connolly. From his birth in Edinburgh's Little Ireland to his…
International… Joe O’Connell’s Speech From The Dock And British Torture 5 Oct 20129 Oct 2012 On the day three Kenyans successfully fought for the right to force the full trial over their torture at the hands of British state it is worth recalling Joe O'Connell's…
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