“Stop the extradition of Sean Garland”. Workers’ Party general secretary and alleged OIRA chief of staff Sean Garland fought extradition to the United States on charges of counterfeiting from 2005 to 2012 (and was ultimately successful).
Northumberland Street, Belfast
Click image to enlarge
Copyright © 2010 Peter Moloney
M05625
“1650-2009: 350 years of occupation, 350 years of resistance. Catalan language has been spoken since VIII century. Nowadays, after 350 years of occupation and prohibition, there are 9 million Catalan speakers. The spirit of revolt against the Spanish kingdom and French state is still alive. The struggle of the Catalan people continues against the existing discriminations. Not Spain, not France.” “Saoirse na hÉireann, Llibertat Països Catalans”. In Clowney Street next to the ‘1969 Phoenix’ mural which dates back to 1981.
Click image to enlarge
Copyright © 2010 Peter Moloney
M05620 M05619
A vintage green ribbon “support our POWs” flag flying on the Whitrock Road, Belfast, in 2010.
Click image to enlarge
Copyright © 2010 Peter Moloney
M05607
“Freedom for the Basque political prisoners – Askatasuna [Freedom]”. In January 2010, all 742 Basque political prisoners went on hunger strike to protest the policy of dispersing them to prisons all over Spain and France. Glen Road, Belfast.
See also the pro-Basque mural on Divis St.
Click image to enlarge
Copyright © 2010 Peter Moloney
M05556
Graffiti in Linsfort Drive, Derry, perhaps related to Terry McCafferty.
Click image to enlarge
Copyright © 2009 Peter Moloney
M05497
These graffiti and small boards are on the fence around Dove Gardens as it is rebuilt. “God bless the Loughgall martyrs” and “Óglaıgh Na hÉıreann” and “IRA rule” aim to establish the CIRA and RIRA as simply the IRA. For “Free Colin Duffy” see Freedom Is A State Of Mind.
Click image to enlarge
Copyright © 2009 Peter Moloney
M05429 M05430 M05431 M05433 M05434 M05435 M05436 M05437 M05440 M05439 M05438
“End internment now. Release Terry McCafferty. 71-09 No change.” Republican graffiti on the old walls of Derry City.
Click image to enlarge
Copyright © 2009 Peter Moloney
M05422 [M05424] [M05425]
Colin Duffy was arrested in connection with the Real IRA attack on Massareene barracks in which two British Army soldiers were killed. His original arrest was voided in March 2009 but he was quickly re-arrested.
“The Republican Network For Unity supports all political prisoners and calls for the end of internment by remand now!”, “End internment by remand and release Colin Duffy now.” and “Freedom is a state of mind”.
Rossville Street, Derry
Click image to enlarge
Copyright © 2009 Peter Moloney
M05417 [M08900] M05418 M05419
2010 [M06080]
Terry McCafferty had is license revoked in December 2018 for associating with “known dissidents”. Republicans considered this a form of internment and mounted a campaign for his release (32CSM); he was released in April 2010 (An Phoblacht). The RNU board reads “Internment: political suppression and state oppression 40 years on.”
William Street, Derry
Click image to enlarge
Copyright © 2009 Peter Moloney
M05415 [M05416]
“Sinn Fein [Féin] Political Wing Of RUC”, “Free Kilwikilie”, “Free all POWs”, “KRY” [Kilwilkie Republican Youth], “Republican Network For Unity”, in Levin Road, Lurgan.
Click image to enlarge
Copyright © 2009 Peter Moloney
M05327
Peter Moloney Collection 