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HOSPITAL ASSASSINATION, 1976.

ON THIS DATE (28TH OCTOBER) 44 YEARS AGO : IRISH REPUBLICAN LEADER ASSASSINATED BY PRO-BRITISH DEATH SQUAD. “We must take no steps backward, our steps must be onward, for if we don’t, the martyrs that died for you, for me, … Continue reading

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THE ARTIFICIAL DIVISION OF THE NATIONAL TERRITORY.

ON THIS DATE (21ST OCTOBER) 141 YEARS AGO : ‘FAIR RENT, FIXITY OF TENURE, FREEDOM OF SALE’. On the 21st October 1879- 141 years ago on this date- a meeting of concerned individuals was held in the Imperial Hotel in … Continue reading

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TOM MITCHELL CONTESTED TO RE-ESTABLISH THE ALL-IRELAND DÁIL.

ON THIS DATE (5TH AUGUST) 132 YEARS AGO : THE ONLY GOOD ‘LITTLE PHIL’ IS A DEAD ONE! “The only good Indian is a dead one” – ‘Supreme Commander’ of the U.S. Army, Major Philip Henry Sheridan (pictured) who, despite … Continue reading

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COMPROMISE WITH YOUR CONSCIENCE : VOTE NOTA!

ON THIS DATE (5TH FEBRUARY) 98 YEARS AGO : REBEL WOMEN SAY ‘NO!’. “As things developed in 1922, we could see that the Free State was toeing the line for Britain. Nearly all the girls stayed republican, but the men … Continue reading

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“THERE WAS BANGING ON THE BINS THAT NIGHT..”

38TH ANNUAL HUNGER STRIKE COMMEMORATION FOR PEACE WITH JUSTICE : SATURDAY 31ST AUGUST 2019, 3PM, EAST END, BUNDORAN. On Saturday 31st August 2019, the Bundoran/Ballyshannon H-Block Committee will be holding a rally in Bundoran, Donegal, to commemorate the 38th Anniversary … Continue reading

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THIS GROUP MORPHED INTO A ‘GRAB ALL ASSOCIATION’.

ON THIS DATE (1ST NOVEMBER) 97 YEARS AGO : IRISH ‘LAD OF 18 SUMMERS’ EXECUTED BY WESTMINSTER. Kevin Barry (pictured, left) wearing the uniform of ‘H’ Company, 1st Battalion, Dublin Brigade of the IRA. He was 18 years of age … Continue reading

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