“End sectarianism – it hasn’t gone away. Bring down the walls.” Workers Party (web) stencil on Northumberland Street, Belfast. “It hasn’t gone away” echoes Gerry Adams’s remark (Sunday 13 August, 1995) that the IRA “haven’t gone away”.
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A board in the Bogside for “International Women’s Day, 8th March 2013 – Battling On: From petrol bombs to yarn bombs.” The woman in the painting – in the style of Banksy’s Flower Thrower (also imitated in Bundoran Banksy) – seems to have a petrol bomb rather than a yarn bomb.
Here is the board for 2011 International Women’s Day, on the wall next to this one.
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Justice for republican political prisoners – in Roe House in Maghaberry. See previously: Implement The 2010 Agreement.
Lecky Road, Derry, between the Bogside and Brandywell.
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Hand-painted “BRY” [Bogside Republican Youth], “No RUC” and “Support our POWs” boards but also computer-designed and -printed stickers in the Bogside, Derry. The boards are probably local productions, while the stickers probably come from the same German store responsible for the anti-fascist, “Irish republican solidarity” and “Good night, loyalist pride” stickers (see Northern Ireland World). The Facebook sticker is presumably for the store or for antifa; as far as we know, BRY has never had a Facebook page or internet presence; the web address “www.irishrepublicansolidarity.info/” is defunct.
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Dolours Price died on January 23rd, in Malahide, apparently from an overdose or adverse mixture of medications. Price had served seven years of a twenty-year sentence for the 1973 car bombing of the Old Bailey in London, during which she went on hunger strike and was force fed (WP). She was the sister of Marian Price; both were IRA volunteers. See previously (from 1974): Bring Home The Winchester 8.
Nailor’s Row, Derry
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“Easter Sunday commemoration march – assemble 2.00 PM Westland Street. Tírghrá [commemoration committee].” The same boards were used in 2011, but the start time was 2:30 (M06631).
The rear of Free Derry Corner has its own Visual History page.
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“Eolas ar mo theanga, ealos ar mo shaol. [Knowledge of my language, knowledge of my world]” Líofa [fluent] is a new scheme set up by culture minister Carál Ní Chuılín of Sınn Féın (CAIN) that allows low-income people to attend Irish courses. It was launched in September, 2011, with an initial goal of getting 1,000 people to sign up and commit to using Irish by 2015, a goal that was immediately met (Belfast Media) and has now been doubled (An Sıonnach Fıonn).
The logo has been defaced and “scum” added below “Sınn Féın”, and “IRA” below “Join the 2,000+ already signed up”.
The rear of Free Derry Corner has its own Visual History page.
Lecky Road, Derry
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“BRAG” is “Bogside Republican Action Group” and “BRY” is “Bogside Republican Youth”; the rest of the writing seems to be initials/signatures. See previously: BRY Petrol Bombers. (The petrol bomb was long ago a symbol of Ógra Shınn Féın (J2182).)
Lecky Road, Derry
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32CSM placard on the railings around Free Derry Corner expressing solidarity with Palestine. On the right is “the petrol bomber” 13 year-old Paddy Coyle.
Lecky Road, Derry
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“Bring them home – free the Cuban 5”. Free Derry Corner flies the Cuban flag in support of the “Cuban 5”. The five were Gerardo Hernández, Antonio Guerrero, Ramón Labañino, Fernando González, and René González, intelligence agents arrested in 1998 and accused of spying on the US; the Cuban government said they were in the US to infiltrate the Cuban exile community. Their convictions were overturned by a Circuit panel but upheld by the full court (WP).
See also: the mural in Belfast.
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