Sinn Féin councillor Joe O’Donnell (elected in the Pottinger district in 2001) became deputy mayor of Belfast City Council in 2004 (An Phoblacht article). He is lampooned in loyalist Cluan Place, Belfast, as “Deputy Dog [Deputy Dawg]”. See also: NVTv interview with O’Donnell.
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Cluan Place is a single street of 25 houses in east Belfast, hemmed in by the shops on the Albertbridge Road and by a “peace” line separating it from the (nationalist) Short Strand. Tensions between the two areas were particularly high in the early 2000s – see this Guardian article from 2002.
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New board from Éıre Nua Flute Band (Fb) on the Whiterock Road, Belfast. For the earlier board, see this image from 1997.
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Ballymurphy Road, Belfast, is unofficially renamed after the third 1981 hunger striker: “Raymond McCreesh Road/Bóthar Réamann Mhıc Raoıs”.
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“British government election fraud – 211,000 denied vote. Are you one? Register now!” Sınn Féın board on the Falls Road, Belfast.
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The Sınn Féın Youth Molotov cocktail (see e.g. this Divis Street example) is replaced by a jaunty cartoon/street art star.
Falls Road, Belfast
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The 2002 Leonard Peltier board is not in great shape.
Divis Street, west Belfast
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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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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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Vintage nail-up in Beechmount Avenue, Belfast.
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