POWs

Mick O’Brien

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More graffiti urging the transfer of republican prisoners from English jails. Mick O’Brien was jailed for his part in the killing of North Yorkshire Constable Glen Goodman in 1992. He was moved to Portlaoise and released in 1998. (An Phoblacht interview | Irish Times). “Mick O’Brien on the blanket in an English jail – transfer him now”, “Stop the torture of Irish POWs in English jails.”

Linden Street and McQuillan Street, west Belfast

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Paddy Kelly

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IRA man Paddy Kelly developed skin cancer while being held in Whitemoor. From there he was transferred to Maghaberry and then to Portlaoise. He died in 1997 (Irish Times | An Phoblacht biography). Graffiti on the Falls Road and Cavendish Street, Belfast, calling for his release and the transfer of POWs.

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Disband RUC

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“Disband RUC” and a small “No RUC” road sign and Easter lily, above a large Tricolour and a “green ribbon” list of “Local Republican POWs”: Mickey Duff, Stephen Jameson, Desmond Madden, Gerard, Mateer, Kevin McShane, George Mervyn, Scott Monaghan, Ciaran Morrison, Thomas O’Dwyer, Noel Cosgrove, Mark Skillen, Ciaran SMyth, Christopher Walsh, Ciaran Collins, Patrick Ireland, Michaal Duffy.

Falls Road, Belfast

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Free St James POWs

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3 boards outside the IRSP offices on the Falls Road: “Saoırse” (freedom) – represented by a dove  (or perhaps a lark) carrying keys through barbed wire – for all republican prisoners. Tony O’Neill, Marty McCartney, Sean Adams, Cathil Fox, Paul Norney, Daniel Rooney, Rory Dougan, Sean Kelly, Pat Sheehan, James Morgan, Fra Hamilton, Bernard Fox, Kevin Cosgrove, Gerry McDonnell

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