A large “No RUC” road sign in William Street, Derry. Part of this board persisted until 2011.
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Copyright © 1996 Peter Moloney
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No RUC
painted board
You Are Now Entering Free Derry
Free Derry Corner with both a green ribbon for the release of POWs, and a celebrating volunteer on a red triangle (warning) road sign. Visible in the wide shot are The Petrol Bomber and Battle of the Bogside.
Lecky Road, Derry
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Copyright © 1996 Peter Moloney
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No British Tabloids
The Sun and The Star are no-go in Rossville Street, Derry
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Copyright © 1996 Peter Moloney
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RUC Family Tree
The coffins “victims” of “collusion” between the RUC and its offspring, in four branches: UVF/UDA/UDP, UVF/PUP/RHC, LVF/DUP/UDR, RHD[?]/Orange V.[?] Falls Road, Belfast
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Copyright © 1995 Peter Moloney
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Free The Prisoners
A dove carries the key that would bring freedom (“saoırse”) to republican POWs. Part of the ‘green ribbon’ campaign.
Lepper Street, New Lodge, north Belfast
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Copyright © 1995 Peter Moloney
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Unlock The Door To Peace
Four boards and a plaque above the first floor of the Sınn Féın office on the Falls Road: “Unlock the door to peace – free the POWs”, “Sınn Feın demand equality of treatment”, You have your part to play – help free the POWs” and “All party talks now – march and rally Dunville Pk Sun 2.15 Aug 13”. The plaque reads “ı ndıl chuımhne – in proud and loving memory of Paddy Loughran, Pat McBride, Michael O’Dwyer – murdered by the RUC on 4th February 1992”.
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Copyright © 1995 Peter Moloney
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Sınn Féın Voters Are Not Second Class Citizens
Two images of Sınn Féın boards in the same style. Above, “Equality of representation now” and “Sınn Féın voters are not second class citizens”; below, “Real peace means real talks”.
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Copyright © 1995 Peter Moloney
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Disband RUC
“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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Copyright © 1995 Peter Moloney
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Seven
Portraits of seven of the ten deceased 1981 hunger strikers, along with their dates of death and ages, in Rockmore Road, Belfast: Sand, Hughes, McCreesh, O’Hara, McDonnell, Hurson, and Lynch. Missing are McElwee, Doherty, and Devine.
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Copyright © 1995 Peter Moloney
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Free St James POWs
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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