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Bloody Sunday: What happened on 30 January 1972 and what did the Saville Inquiry conclude in 2010?

Mass shooting of Catholic demonstrators in Derry by British paratroopers, perhaps the defining episode of the Troubles, remembered 50 years on

The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2022

Bloody Sunday 50 years later: what it means when we commemorate trauma

At its heart, Bloody Sunday was a devastating personal tragedy involving the deaths of 13 men and boys, six of whom were only 17 years old. The victims were taking part in a civil rights protest march against internment. In 30 minutes, 21 soldiers from the British Army’s parachute regiment…

The Conversation · Jan 28, 2022

Photographing Bloody Sunday: the complex legacy of the Troubles' most iconic images

On January 30 1972, dozens of photographers arrived in Derry, Northern Ireland, to cover a protest march against internment without trial. The day’s events turned violent when British paratroopers opened fire. The photographers ended up capturing on film one of the most significant events of the Troubles – Bloody Sunday.

The Conversation · Jan 27, 2022

Jamie Dornan on growing up in Belfast during the Troubles: ‘There are no winners at the end’

‘I always think back to stuff that became normal, that was not normal,’ actor recalled

The Independent UK · Jan 20, 2022

Belfast film review: A film about the Troubles that isn’t about the Troubles at all

The celebrated director’s twinkly-eyed childhood memoir chooses not to reckon with reality

The Independent UK · Jan 20, 2022

Belfast – archiving all the voices of the Troubles

Kenneth Branagh’s latest semi-autobiographical film, Belfast, is set in Northern Ireland in 1969 and explores the “social and political tumult” in the buildup to the Troubles. The “affectionate portrait” of nine-year-old Buddy lies at the centre of this film, critic Robbie Meredith noted. Yet as violence begins to escalate between…

The Conversation · Jan 20, 2022

British Government has ‘dragged its feet for too long’ on legacy issues – Martin

British soldiers involved in atrocities such as Bloody Sunday and the Ballymurphy massacre should ‘be brought to justice’, the Taoiseach said.

The Independent UK · Jan 19, 2022