Tag Archives: John Hume

VOTING FOR OR AGAINST, DEPENDING ON THE SUM OFFERED!

ON THIS DATE (2ND NOVEMBER) 36 YEARS AGO : SINN FÉIN REORGANISED. ‘The story of how Gerry Adams tried to turn an eighty year old revolutionary movement into a British constitutional party. How he broke the Sinn Féin constitution, created … Continue reading

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MICHAEL COLLINS’ LEGACY (NOT) PUT INTO STATE ‘LAW’.

ON THIS DATE (28TH SEPTEMBER) 102 YEARS AGO : CORK IRA ATTACK BRITISH ARMY BASE. Richard Willis, a carpenter, and his friend Jack Bolster, a painter, sometimes worked together on jobs ; it was on one such occasion that the … Continue reading

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“THE BULLET SLIT THE IRA MAN’S JERSEY…”

ON THIS DATE (19TH FEBRUARY) 76 YEARS AGO : DEATH OF A REBEL POACHER-TURNED-FREE STATE MILITARY GENERAL. ‘JJ O’Connell (pictured) joined the Irish Volunteers in 1914, becoming Chief of Inspection in 1915. He travelled the country organising volunteer corps, as … Continue reading

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‘HOW DARE YOU CHALLENGE MICHAEL COLLINS..’

20 YEARS ‘CELEBRATION’ OF A FALSE DAWN. ’20 years later and inevitable failure of GFA has come to pass. 02 April, 2018 13:57 With the 20th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement (GFA) certain questions have to be asked. What … Continue reading

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