𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗦𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗦 𝗠𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗧 𝗜𝗡 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗥𝗬 #OnThisDay 1971 Thousands marched through Newry behind the coffins of James McLaughlin, Robert Anderson and Seán Ruddy, shot dead by British troops. Story: eamonphoenixfoundation.com/o…

𝗧𝗪𝗢 𝗦𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗧 𝗗𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗢𝗡 𝗙𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗦 𝗥𝗢𝗔𝗗 #OnThisDay 1971 Anger swept Belfast's Falls Road after soldiers killed two sisters travelling in a car used to warn residents of Army raids. Photos challenged the Army's account. Story: eamonphoenixfoundation.com/o…

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗨𝗡𝗨𝗦𝗨𝗔𝗟 𝗝𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗡𝗘𝗬 𝗢𝗙 𝗘𝗥𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗕𝗟𝗬𝗧𝗛𝗘 #OnThisDay 1921 Ernest Blythe's remarkable political journey took him from the Orange Order and secret IRB activity in Newtownards to a ministerial position in the Dáil. Story: eamonphoenixfoundation.com/o…

𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗨𝗥𝗚𝗘𝗦 𝗕𝗘𝗟𝗙𝗔𝗦𝗧 𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗦 𝗧𝗢 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗬 #OnThisDay 1921 Dáil Minister Ernest Blythe urged Belfast Catholics to "stick right here", warning that their departure would strengthen Unionism. Story: eamonphoenixfoundation.com/o…

𝗞𝗘𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗗𝗬 𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗦 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗗 #OnThisDay 1971 Senator Edward Kennedy called for British troops to leave Northern Ireland and urged Irish reunification, warning that the conflict was becoming "Britain's Vietnam". Story: eamonphoenixfoundation.com/o…

𝗤𝗨𝗕 𝗦𝗧𝗨𝗗𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗦 𝗙𝗢𝗜𝗟 𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗡 𝗙𝗘𝗜𝗡 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗥'𝗦 𝗔𝗥𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧 #OnThisDay 1971 Around 200 Queen's University students barricaded their Union after preventing troops from arresting Official Sinn Féin president Tomás MacGiolla. Story: eamonphoenixfoundation.com/o…

𝗕𝗜𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗣 𝗠𝗔𝗖𝗥𝗢𝗥𝗬 𝗕𝗔𝗖𝗞𝗦 𝗜𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗛 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗗𝗢𝗠 #OnThisDay 1921 Bishop Joseph MacRory voiced his support for Ireland achieving political freedom. Éamon Phoenix identifies him as the first Catholic bishop to endorse independence. Story: eamonphoenixfoundation.com/o…

𝗨𝗩𝗙 𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗜𝗩𝗔𝗟 𝗦𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗞𝗦 𝗔𝗟𝗔𝗥𝗠 #OnThisDay 1921 John Hume, Austin Currie and Paddy O'Hanlon presented Harold Wilson with documented allegations of torture and mistreatment of Northern Ireland internees. Story: eamonphoenixfoundation.com/o…

𝗗𝗨𝗧𝗖𝗛 𝗣𝗢𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗘 𝗛𝗨𝗡𝗧 𝗜𝗥𝗔 𝗖𝗛𝗜𝗘𝗙 #OnThisDay 1971 Dutch police searched for suspected Provisional IRA Chief of Staff Dáithí O'Connell following the seizure of four tons of arms in Amsterdam. Story: eamonphoenixfoundation.com/o…

𝗦𝗗𝗟𝗣'𝗦 '𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘' 𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗚𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 #OnThisDay 1971 John Hume, Austin Currie and Paddy O'Hanlon presented Harold Wilson with documented allegations of torture and mistreatment of Northern Ireland internees. Story: eamonphoenixfoundation.com/o…