painted board

Tommy Crossan For Political Status

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The word “candidate” has been blanked out from this Tommy Crossan board in Divis Street, west Belfast, perhaps because he urged voters to spoil their votes rather than actually voting for him or anyone else in 2001, or perhaps because although he was not standing in 2004 (for the European Parliament), he was still in need of support in Maghaberry, where he was serving time for conspiracy to murder.

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Political Status Now

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Hand-painted IRPWA board (possibly dating to 2002) on Divis street at the far right hand side of the International Wall announcing a march for political status of republican prisoner. For the Éire Nua board to the left see, Join Now and for the ETA mural below see Bietan Jarrai.

Divis Street, Belfast

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Vol. Kieran Doherty TD

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Kieran Doherty was elected TD (Teachta Dála) for Cavan-Monaghan three weeks into his 1981 hunger strike. He held the position for two months, until he died on August 2nd. The portraits, plaques, and mural of marchers are in his home area of Andersonstown. The words “It is not those who inflict the most, but those that can endure who shall conquer in the end” are an echo of Terence MacSwiney, whose hunger strike in 1920 lasted 74 days, one more than Doherty’s.

(2004 images of 2001 M01476)

Slemish Way, Andersonstown, west Belfast

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