Monthly Archives: September 2020

LEINSTER HOUSE “RETARDS PROGRESS”.

Posted on September 30, 2020 by 11sixtynine

THE O’RAHILLY : NATIONLESS AND NOW HOMELESS. Joseph O’Rahilly (‘The O’Rahilly’) was born in Ballylongford, in County Kerry, on the 22nd April, 1875. He had a busy, well-travelled and interesting life and took part in the 1916 Easter Rising in … Continue reading →

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DUBLIN, 1920 : THE ‘TWELVE APOSTLES’ CAME KNOCKING…

Posted on September 23, 2020 by 11sixtynine

ON THIS DATE (23RD SEPTEMBER) 209 YEARS AGO : BIRTH OF A REBEL’S BRIDE. Lucy Caroline O’Brien (nee Gabbett) (pictured) was born on the 23rd of September, 1811 – 209 years ago on this date – in Limerick, to Joseph … Continue reading →

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WHISTLE-BLOWING ON FAMILY GREED.

Posted on September 20, 2020 by 11sixtynine

WHISTLEBLOWERS. ‘ ‘Monday, 21st September 2020, 9.35pm – RTÉ Investigates Whistleblowers: ‘Fighting to be Heard’ ; Barry O’Kelly reports on the importance of whistleblowers to society and the price they often pay for speaking out..’ …and there is a ‘price’ … Continue reading →

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OUR SACRED RUINS AND OUR HEROIC STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM.

Posted on September 16, 2020 by 11sixtynine

‘UNQUIET GRAVES’ DOCUMENTARY, RTE ONE TV, WEDNESDAY 16TH SEPTEMBER 2020, 9.35PM… ..IF IT’S NOT ‘POSTPONED’ AGAIN. ‘The story of the Glenanne Gang details how members of the RUC and UDR were centrally involved in the murder of over 120 innocent … Continue reading →

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THE BRITISH ‘EMPIRE’ IS “THE GREATEST GANGSTER ORGANISATION THIS WORLD HAS EVER SEEN”.

Posted on September 9, 2020 by 11sixtynine

ON THIS DATE (9TH SEPTEMBER) 98 YEARS AGO : FIRST FREE STATE INSTITUTION ASSEMBLES. An election was held in the 26-County so-called ‘Free State’ on the 16th of June, 1922, in which the Staters won 58 seats and republicans won … Continue reading →

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FOUND “IN ARMS” BY THE BRITISH IN THOMAS STREET, DUBLIN, AND EXECUTED.

Posted on September 2, 2020 by 11sixtynine

ON THIS DATE (2ND SEPTEMBER) 97 YEARS AGO : FIFTH HUNGER-STRIKER IN SEVEN YEAR PERIOD DIES. Pictured ; the grave of 19-years-young Irish republican Joe Whitty, who died on hunger-strike on the 2nd September 1923 – 97 years ago on … Continue reading →

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