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…
International The Murder of Fred Hampton 4 Dec 20126 Dec 2012 Black Panther revolutionary Fred Hampton was shot dead by the US police as he lay asleep in his bed on December 4th 1969. He was 21 years old.
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… 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…
Ireland… Volunteers Danny Doherty and Willie Fleming 6 Dec 20116 Dec 2011 Today is the anniversary of the death of IRA volunteers Danny Doherty and Willie Fleming who were killed while on active service in 1984. Danny Doherty was from the Creggan Estate…
Ireland… Volunteer Pearse Jordan 25 Nov 201128 Nov 2011 Today is the 19th anniversary of the death of Pearse Jordan. Pearse, an IRA volunteer, was shot dead by British police in a shoot to kill operation. He was alone and driving…
Ireland… Collusion Is Not An Illusion 15 Oct 201117 Oct 2011 This week's decision by the British Government to renege on their commitment to hold an inquiry into the state murder of Human Rights lawyer Pat Finucane has once again reminded the world…
Ireland… Oglach Martin McCaughey and Oglach Dessie Grew 9 Oct 201114 Oct 2011 On this day in 1990 IRA volunteers Martin McCaughey and Dessie Grew were murdered in a shoot to kill operation by British Forces. Both men were unarmed and their murders…
