A kids mural with a message of economic justice: while the kids on the right play with the animals and go swimming, the adults work at “Fair Pay Factory” and enter through a door marked “Isteach”.
Meenan Square, Bogside, Derry
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Copyright © 1993 Peter Moloney
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“The future is in your hands – don’t fund discrimination”. A boycott of Northern Bank was called for because of the lack of Catholics in upper management. According to artist Mo Chara Kelly, the image of a father holding a child comes from Northern Bank’s own ads at the time. Falls Road, Belfast
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Copyright © 1993 Peter Moloney
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In 1992, the Forest Of Belfast project was started, a public-private to preserve old trees and encourage tree-planting. Above is one of the murals painted to publicise the effort. (Another was – and remains to this day (2017) – on Hillman Street/Antrim Road.)
Shiels Street, west Belfast.
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Copyright © 1993 Peter Moloney
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Jesus of Nazareth giving a blessing of blue and red rays while walking a paved road (Sister Faustina‘s The Divine Mercy).
Painted by Con Campbell in 1986/1987.
Moss Park, Galliagh, Derry
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Copyright © 1991 Peter Moloney
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“Hussain” is perhaps Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein (the Gulf War ran from August 1990 to February 1991). But why anyone would want him as bishop is a mystery. Please get in touch if you know the context.
Westland Street, Bogside, Derry
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Copyright © 1991 Peter Moloney
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The Simpsons moved to prime-time from The Tracey Ullman Show and became a hit for Fox beginning in December 1989. By 1991, the family, and especially Bart Simpson, were famous enough to be used in the “Shantallow anti toxic waste campaign” against a DuPont “Toxic incinerator planned for Derry”: “Ban the burn – it’s a pain in the ash.” For a history of the campaign, see “A Burning Issue?” p. 7 ff.
Racecourse Road, Shantallow, Derry
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Copyright © 1991 Peter Moloney
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Here are a number of loyalist graffiti from Londonderry, with slogans such as “UVF”, “UDA”, “UFF”, “Taigs out” and “NF” (National Front) with swastika, as well as “Londonderry Not Derry” (in response to the various ‘Derry not Londonderry’ pieces in republican areas (see Derry Not Londonderry, It’s Derry Not Londonderry, Do You Live In Londonderry?, Stoop Down Low Party, and Vote SDLP For A Better Londonderry), and “For God and Ulster MYM” (“MYM” = “? Young Militants”?). The fourth image (which is from London Street) shows a contested wall, sporting both loyalist and republican (“Provos rule Derry/Doire”) phrases. There is also “FZTR” – Fountain Zulu Tartan rules.
London Street, Kennedy Place, Hawkin Street, Londonderry
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Copyright © 1985 Peter Moloney
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Sınn Féın advice centre on Strabane Old Road, Gobnascale, Derry, with a tricolour flying outside and “RUC bastards” and “Provos” graffitied on the walls.
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Copyright © 1982 Peter Moloney
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“National Front” and “UVF” and “UDA” graffiti in Hawkin Street/Kennedy Place, Derry/Londonderry, in 1981.
For the same graffiti in 1978 see National Front (M00044).
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Copyright © 1981 Peter Moloney
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New Barnsley Drive, west Belfast
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Copyright © 1981 LC
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