Highfield UFF mural at the end of Highcairn Drive.
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UFF
Belfast
Under The Protection Of The UDA
The loyalist Highfield and Springmartin areas have been “Under the protection of the UDA since 1972”. Highcairn Drive is at the edge of Highfield, next to Springmartin.
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Caoımhín Mac Brádaıgh
“Óglach Coımhín Mac Brádaıgh a fuaır bás agus é ag cosaınt a phobaıl.” [Volunteer Coımhín Mac Brádaıgh, who died while defending his people.] Mac Brádaıgh was killed pursuing loyalist gunman Michael Stone, who was attacking the funeral of the Gibraltar 3, in Milltown Cemetery, on March 16th, 1988, twenty years before the board above was erected on the Andersonstown Road.
The board was previously hung on the main Andersonstown Road: M04031 and X05026 but is shown here in South Link, on top of the Sinn Féin centenary mural.
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2008 Féıle
This is an advertising hoarding on Andersonstown Road for the Belfast Féıle. There was also a tarp in the Rock streets. See also: Derry’s 2008 féıle.
The central photograph was originally taken in front of Divis flats, by Sean McKernan (Belfast Exposed).
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Éırígí
Éırígí (web) was formed in 2006 and became a political party in 2007, with candidates standing for two seats in 2011’s local elections. For its public art, it used stencils to promote itself and to highlight issues such as the continued presence of British troops in the North (“There are more British troops in Ireland than in Iraq”).
Andersonstown Road, Belfast
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Hunger-Strike March & Rally
A mural painter puts the finishing touches to a call to a “Hunger-Strike March & Rally Sun 17th Aug. For bus details contact S[ınn] F[éın]”.
Falls Road/Glen Road, Belfast
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Truth And Justice Now!
“Pearse Jordan, unarmed IRA volunteer, a victim of Britain’s shoot-to-kill policy. Murdered by RUC! Covered up by PSNI. Over 1,100 people have been killed by British government policies of collusion – all with official impunity. Justice delayed – justice denied. Truth and justice now!” Jordan was shot in 1992. The killing was ruled unlawful by the European Court Of Human Rights in 1991 (WP).
Glen Road/Falls Road, Belfast
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Collusion
It’s not clear that this ‘collusion’ tarp – with spider-legs of MI5, UDR, PSNI, RHC, UFF, LVF, UDA, UVF and a web beginning at the door of 10 Downing Street – was ever hung, perhaps due to the spelling mistake: “A web of double-agents, death squads and deciept [sic]”. Similar image on Andersonstown Road. It is lying at the Glen Road-Falls Road junction, site of the old RUC barracks.
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Féıle An Phobaıl 2008
“Féıle An Phobaıl, 1988-2008 fıche blıaın/20 years. Fáılte go dtí West Belfast. Join in and enjoy the craic. Adh mór [good luck] Sat 2nd Aug – Sun 10th Aug”. A Robert Ballagh illustration of a dove-shaped lily emerging from a border bollard, done originally for Féıle in 1993. Rockdale Street, Belfast.
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Gaza Bleeds
“Gaza bleeds, the world fiddles.” Graffiti on the Falls Road, Belfast, perhaps in response to the 112 Palestinians killed in February 2008 (WP | Al Jazeera). For a wide shot, see Hair Peace.
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