Want to help name the bridge over Dublin’s famous Royal Canal? Now’s your chance
A name has been selected, but it needs your approval… And that auld triangle went jiiiiiiiiiiiingle-jaaaaaaaaaaaangle, all along the banks of the Royal Canaaaaaaaaaaaaal. A classic, no doubt. And a storied part of Dublin’s fair city, of course. But let’s talk about a very specific adjacent fixture – the bridge that crosses said canal. Dublin […]
3 years ago
50 years since Bloody Sunday remembered in Derry
Fourteen civilians were killed following a protest march in Derry in 1972. Today (30 January) marks 50 years since Bloody Sunday. 14 civilians were killed during a civil rights march against internment without trial when British soldiers opened fire on them. 13 of those died on the day of the march, with one further civilian […]
4 years ago
Netflix apologises for “unacceptable” Bloody Sunday tweet
The post was up for over 13 hours before being deleted. Netflix has apologised for a tweet which referenced Bloody Sunday, posted over the weekend from the account of a show produced by the streaming service. The Bloody Sunday post, which has since been deleted, was tweeted from an account dedicated to the Netflix series […]
5 years ago
WATCH: Brendan Gleeson’s speech remembering the 14 people killed on Bloody Sunday
Remembering the 14 innocent people killed on Bloody Sunday. It’s fitting that Tipperary are Munster football champions, 100 years after their players and fans fell victim to British armed forces at Croke Park in the Bloody Sunday massacre. On Saturday night, Brendan Gleeson recalled the fourteen people who lost their lives in the attack as […]
5 years ago
British MP promises to end Troubles prosecutions for British soldiers, says there will be “blood on the carpet”
“Blood on the carpet.” Tory MP Johnny Mercer, who holds the position of Minister for Military Personnel and Veterans, has restated his goal to fight prosecutions against British soldiers over actions carried out during The Troubles. Mercer said that there would be “blood on the carpet,” referring to his attempts to halt prosecutions such as those facing […]
6 years ago
Free Derry Corner vandalised with Soldier F graffiti overnight
The graffiti has since been removed. Free Derry Corner, an iconic Republican mural, was vandalised on Thursday night with graffiti showing support for Soldier F. The gable wall, which usually reads ‘You are now entering Free Derry’, was tagged with red graffiti which said the words ‘Soldier F’ beneath the logo of the British military’s […]
7 years ago