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When the North exploded: 50 years since the “Battle of the Bogside”

By Kevin Henry For many, August 1969 was the month that saw the real beginning of the Troubles in the North. British troops were sent into Northern Ireland supposedly as a “stop gap”, but one that would remain for decades. Ten months

Jul 29, 2019

Theory & History

Free Derry – legacy of working-class resistance

By Seamus McLaughlin Free Derry has a proud place in the history of radicalism in Northern Ireland, when ordinary people took the initiative and resolutely showed that the working class can independently organise itself. After a brief respite from civil rights activism

Jan 31, 2019

Theory & History

October 1968 – Mass revolt against sectarianism & poverty

By Ciaran Mulholland In a few brief months in late 1968, a mass movement challenged the Unionist government at Stormont and briefly posed the possibility of a revolutionary transformation of society here. Young people, in particular, rejected not just the misrule of

Oct 5, 2018

News & Analysis

Derry Girls: Laughter and tears of working-class life during Troubles

By Courtney Robinson It’s fair to say that the Channel 4 hit Derry Girls, which was commissioned for a second series after its first episode, had us all in laughter and tears by the end of it. The series is set in

Mar 17, 2018

Derry

When the North exploded: 50 years since the “Battle of the Bogside”

Free Derry – legacy of working-class resistance

October 1968 – Mass revolt against sectarianism & poverty

Derry Girls: Laughter and tears of working-class life during Troubles

Socialist Alternative – Marxist journal of Solidarity

Divide & Rule pamphlet by Peter Hadden