Podcasts about ballymurphy

Checking off a critical bucket list item: Colonial Outcasts officially coronates its alliance with Irish resistance against colonialism and imperialism via an unapologetic scattershot harangue with Jake, lead the singer of The Shan Vans, a Belfast-based Irish-language rock band blending high-energy sound with a radical political message. Rooted in anti-imperialism and Irish resistance, their music champions decolonization, cultural revival, and international solidarity.Released last month, their third and latest single The Shan Van, a powerful anti-genocide anthem, forms the centerpiece of Unite Against Genocide, their Ireland-Palestine solidarity project which involved over 100 artists and contributors worldwide.Jake draws on themes of resistance, decolonization, and cultural memory, influenced by his upbringing in the early OOs in one of the most politically active communities in Ireland, Ballymurphy. Singing in Irish, Jake blends personal and political narratives, often weaving together themes of decolonization, Irish mythology, radical poetry, and contemporary global struggles.www.instagram.com/theshanvans www.x.com/theshanvanshttps://awkwardvoicebl... #music #kneecap #ireland #irish #war #politics #coachella #punk #rock #genz #belfast

Cage Eleven. This coming weekend O'Brien Press are republishing my book – Cage 11 - about my experience of life in Long Kesh between August 1975 and February 1977. Available from most good bookshops including from www.sinnfeinbookshop.com and An Fhuiseog 55 Falls Road www.thelarkstore.ie No Parking remember Father Des Wilson many moons ago lamenting the narrowness of streets in Turf Lodge and Ballymurphy. “The City Planners don't think the  working class should have motor cars” he said one day as we tried to manoeuvre our way by tightly packed vehicles in Ballymurphy Drive. Sanctions Now In April 2009 as part of a Sinn Féin delegation I entered the Gaza Strip. The blockade of the area by Israel was two years old at that point. The UNWRA staff, school teachers, doctors, university students, elected representatives and workers we met were dignified and courageous, quiet but resolute. They were the survivors of an Israeli siege and a military incursion in 2008/09 that had left many dead and key facilities devastated. From the minute we passed through the Erez Crossing into Gaza under the gaze of Israeli watchtowers and the huge security wall that surrounds the enclave my overwhelming sense was of entering into a huge open air prison. Today I am horrified at what continues to unfold each day in that place. The Gaza City I saw 15 years ago is gone. 

David Burke, author of "Kitson's Irish War: Mastermind of the Dirty War in Ireland" breaks down the work/influence of Brigader Frank Kitson and the infamous "Military Reaction Force" better known as the MRF, The British Army branch who were "there to act like the IRA".David tell us about how Kiston developed the tactics that would used against the IRA in Belfast during his time in Kenya, Malaya & Oman . We speak about the MRF 'S origins, the unorthodox way they operated and the effective license-to-kill that they possessed. David tells us about the double-agents within the IRA working for the MRF known as "the Freds", the four square laundry intel gathering operation the MRF ran as well the brothels they operated.We speak about the recent news that an MRF soldier (solider "F", not to be confused with Bloody Sunday solider F") will face trial for the murder of completely innocent father of 8, Patrick McVeigh.***PLEASE SUBSCRIBE & LEAVE A 5 STAR RATING TO HELP THE SHOW***TIMESTAMPS00:00 Kitson's background 14:55 KITSON COMES TO N.I 20:30 THE MRF 22:40 Howard Smith 25:16 MRF, The “Freds” & Four Square laundry 37:20 Ballymurphy 42:00 MRF 44:45 PROPAGANDA 45:45 MRF48:27 KINCORA SCANDAL, Albert Baker & The UDA52:08 MRF and the fate of 2 of “the Freds”54:15 MRF SOLIDER TRIAL for Pat McVeigh murder 57:45 William Black (MRF story) 1:00:55 PYS-OPS 1:04:20 RUC CORRUPTION1:09:20 What came after the MRF (SRU, FRU) 1:13:30 Derek Willford's relationship to Kitson 1:18:50 David's new bookBUY DAVID'S BOOK: https://www.mercierpress.ie/irish-books/kitson-s-irish-war/mosaic: Exploring Jewish Issuesmosaic is Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County's news magazine show, exploring Jewish...Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

Julieann Campbell's uncle John "Jackie" Duddy was 17 years old when he was shot dead while running away by British soldiers during Bloody Sunday 1972. Julieann's urge to find out whatever she could about the killing of the uncle that she never got to meet for her family would eventually led her to write an outstanding book called 'On Bloody Sunday".I asked Julieann about impact that Bloody Sunday and her uncle's killing had on the family, the civil rights movement in N.I up until that point, the significance of the Battle of the Bogside and the Ballymurphy massacre which preceded the terrible events of January 30th 1972.PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, LEAVE A RATING & SHARE TO HELP THE SHOW CONTINUE TO GROWhttps://www.amazon.com/Bloody-Sunday-History-Aftermath-People-ebook/dp/B093ZMTL78TIMESTAMPS00:00 Family connection to Bloody Sunday07:05 Civil Rights movement 10:45 Battle of the Bogside & Ballymurphy massacre 18:05 BLOODY SUNDAY 33:15 Bloody Sunday as a recruiting tool for the IRA34:55 Inquests/Inquiries into Bloody Sunday & SOLDIER F upcoming trial 

Eamonn McCann talks to Eamon about the campaign to get justice for ten people murdered by the British Army in West Belfast in 1971, and what Boris Johnson's response to this week's findings can tell us about the British attitude to Northern Ireland.Originally posted on 13th May 2021 Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Please help keep the mics on at:patreon.com/tortoiseshack Eilish Rooney is Emeritus Scholar in the School of Applied & Social Policy Sciences and at the Transitional Justice Institute (TJI) in the School of Law at Ulster University. As an academic and social activist from Ballymurphy, West Belfast her pioneering work at University of Ulster on the Transitional Justice Grassroots Toolkit and cross-community dialogue has garnered respect across the sectarian fault lines of Belfast and further afield. In this episode Eilish talks to the lads about her experiences of the developing feminist movement at the advent of the Troubles, the profound effect that the Ballymurphy Massacre and the recent inquest had on her community and her own creativity and the importance of advocating and articulating your social and political point of view in a way that does not diminish others. Tickets for the Live Show:https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/tortoise-shack-live-tickets-698299581847?aff=erelexpmlt

In 2013,  Bloodstock Agent, Mick Kelly had a good horse in his yard. He had resisted several offer to sell but on the advise of the late Dessie Hughes, the Ballymurphy man held off before getting a really good offer which he could not refuse. He has never looked back. Some years earlier he had given up the drink which,  Mick says,  was one of the best things he ever did. He has a chequered cross country athletics career and has represented his country on seven occasion.  He dedicates this podcast to the late Marian Byrne who passed away last Saturday. 

Eamonn McCann talks to Eamon about the campaign to get justice for ten people murdered by the British Army in West Belfast in 1971, and what Boris Johnson's response to findings at an inquest into the deaths at Ballymurphy can tell us about the British attitude to Northern Ireland. Eamonn McCann is an author, journalist and political activist.This episode was first posted on 13th May 2021. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy.

Pádraig Ó Muirigh, solicitor for the Ballymurphy families, discusses how civil actions taken by relatives of the deceased are due to conclude today.

Conor MacAuley, Northern Correspondent reports

The Civil Rights marches become intense in Northern Ireland John Hume and others turn to Politics and the Marchers are attacked by Paratroopers in Ballymurphy and the Bogside

Standing up to Bullies. Some politicians rarely, if ever see the irony in the words they use. Take Boris Johnson. He is currently using the dispute between the Ukraine and Russia to distract attention from the Downing Street Party-gate scandal. As more and more voices within his own party are questioning his leadership credentials Johnson is busy presenting himself as a leader on the world stage standing up for the rights of others. And so we get: “We won't accept a world in which a powerful neighbour can bully or attack their neighbours … all people have the right to live safely and choose who governs them.”A beautiful woman with a beautiful soulLast week we buried our friend and comrade Annmarie McCarthy nee McWilliams. She died in hospital on 7 February after a short illness. On Friday morning Annmarie was brought to the republican memorial garden in Ballymurphy where local republicans paid their final respects to a woman Aisling O'Reilly aptly described as “a beautiful woman with a beautiful soul.”  In a wonderful gesture of solidarity and comradeship the honour guard of women comrades surrounded the coffin and held hands as a minutes silence was held.

Belfast boxer Tommy Tolan joins Kevin Byrne for this week's episode. The Ballymurphy native has some story and has fought some of the best Irish and British talent over the last number of years, including: Callum Smith, Billy Joe Saunders, Rocky Fielding, Liam Williams, Luke Keeler, Callum Johnson and Paul Smith to name but a few. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Reflections on Bloody Sunday. Somehow human beings, including this columnist,  put more stead in twenty year anniversaries than in nineteen year ones. So in the case of Bloody Sunday 50 years seems more important than forty nine. Why this is so is worthy of some research beyond at this point my capacity. But fifty years it is since that fateful day.  In less than 30 minutes it was all over. The shooting began at 4.10pm. When it ended 13 men and boys were dead. Another was to die weeks later. Another 14, including one woman had been shot and grievously wounded. On our television screens we could see the deadly consequences. The still bodies in their pools of blood. One moment alive. The next dead. Lines of men were filmed being frog marched by British soldiers and forced against walls. A community in shock. Bloody Sunday marked a watershed moment in our history.Julian Assange should be freedBritain's counter-insurgency guru General Frank Kitson explained it well when he wrote over 50 years ago: “the press properly handled is one of the government's strongest weapons.”Direct control of reporting by the media through the imposition of censorship or indirect control through political alliances with those who own the media, is not a new phenomena. The Irish people have long experience of British government manipulation of media coverage about events here. The killing of 14 men on Bloody Sunday in January 1972 and before that the Ballymurphy Massacre and the manner in which the British establishment managed the media afterwards are two examples of this.  British political leaders and military commanders rushed to defend the Paras and criminalise the dead and wounded. That they failed took 40 years of hard work and trauma by victim's families and the people of Derry and Ballymurphy.Leonard PeltierLeonard Peltier has Covid. The Native American rights activist has spent almost 45 years in prison and was already suffering ill-health. His family and supporters are deeply concerned at this serious risk to his life and have renewed their appeal for the US President Joe Biden to exercise clemency. I support their call for Leonard to be freed.

Half a century ago on January 30 1972, British soldiers shot dead 14 unarmed protesters during a civil rights march in the Bogside area of Derry, Northern Ireland. The soldiers were from the 1st Battalion, Parachute Regiment ("1 Para"), the same battalion implicated in the Ballymurphy massacre just months before. It took decades of campaigning and two huge inquests by the UK Government to accept sole wrongdoing and apologise for the atrocity.In this episode, James chats to Julieann Campbell, the spokesperson for the Bloody Sunday family whose uncle Jackie Daddy, 17, was the first fatality of the massacre. Julieann has written a new book, ‘On Bloody Sunday: A New History Of The Day And Its Aftermath – By The People Who Were There', to mark the 50th anniversary of one of the darkest days of The Troubles.WARNING: Some listeners may find the content of this episode upsetting or distressing.If you'd like to learn more, we have hundreds of history documentaries, ad free podcasts and audiobooks at History Hithttps://access.historyhit.com/?utm_source=audio&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=Podcast+Campaign&utm_id=PodcastTo download, go to Android or Apple store:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.historyhit&hl=en_GB&gl=UShttps://apps.apple.com/gb/app/history-hit/id1303668247If you're enjoying this podcast and looking for more fascinating Warfare content then subscribe to our Warfare newsletter. Follow the link here:https://www.historyhit.com/sign-up-to-history-hit/?utm_source=timelinenewsletter&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=Timeline+Podcast+Campaign See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Criostóir de Baróid Criostóir de Baróid died two weeks ago, surrounded by his family in Marymount Hospice in Cork where his wife Máire had died in February. About 20 people from Ballymurphy travelled to Cork by car and train to participate in Criostóir's funeral. They were there to pay their respects to a man, who in the 1970's along with his son Ciaran became a part of the extended Ballymurphy family.Theresa McArdleThe suddenness of Theresa McArdle's death last week was a shock to all of us who knew and loved her. After we heard the news of her death I tweeted: “Sweet, kind, pleasant, staunch Treasa. I went 2 the office 2day becos she texted me 2 remind me to sign Cónall's card. She left it below her notebook. I signed my name beside her's in wonderment and sorrow that she had died since then. Grma T.  U made the difference xo”Time for Change – Time for Unity:A united Ireland and change were the two big themes of the Ard Fheis and Mary Lou didn't mince her words. She said it loud and clear: “I want to lead as Taoiseach if you give us that chance … we can unite our country. To make this happen we need a government that shows-up for you. A government for the people and a Taoiseach that puts you and your family first - now and always. So, to those who told me – again and again – to make sure we run enough candidates at the next Dáil election.  I hear you loud and clear because – friends – the time for change is now.”

ALICE Toner lived in Ballymurphy Drive, not far from our house in Divismore Park.  I was deeply saddened by her death. I knew Alice and her husband Fra all of my adult life. Like my own family, they moved into Ballymurphy shortly after it was built. She and Fra were long-standing republicans. Alice was born Alice Scullion in 1929. She was from Varna Street in the Falls area. Varna Street is now gone – a victim of redevelopment, but it was situated around where Osman Street is now. Alice was born just eight years after partition was imposed. Her family suffered under the apartheid system imposed by the unionist regime at Stormont. Unemployment and poverty were widespread along with the denial of the vote in local elections and the gerrymandering of electoral boundaries. It was almost impossible to get a house if you were a Catholic. LAST Thursday Ardmhéara Bhaile Átha Cliath, Alison Gilliland, unveiled a Dublin City Council plaque in memory of the visit to that city in 1845 of the African-American anti-slavery leader Frederick Douglass. The plaque is on the Irish Film Institute (IFI) building in Eustace Street, Temple Bar, which was formerly the meeting house of the Society of Friends.  

Nicknames. When I was at primary school my nickname was Addies. It didn't last beyond Saint Finian's for some reason.  My brothers, or at least some of them, had the same moniker. I don't know about the girls but years later I discovered our Gearóid's old school books had Addies scribbled on them.  Different generation. Same nickname.In prison nicknames were common. Cleaky, Floorboards. Honkytonks, The Dosser, Jack the Giant, Rigor Mortis, Shoulders, Ted the Red, Dickiemints and so on. The origin of some of these nicknames is amusing. For example Floorboard's surname was Rafter. He was a great friend of mine. Rigor Mortis spent a lot of time stretched out on his bunk. He also was a good friend. I wonder where Swinger or Jock McBride or Goose or Cheeser's nicknames came from.Some Achievement!I normally try to keep my private life private. But let me make this small exception. Colette and I were married fifty years ago this week. Fifty years!Ballymurphy PoemsEilish Rooney very kindly sent us her Ballymurphy Poems. Eilish is one of the stalwarts of our community and educational sectors. An active citizen in every sense and a wonderful poet. This collection is dedicated to the families of the Ballymurphy Massacre and to another community stalwart Ciaran Cahill. It is all about the massacre. It is also self-financed by Eilish and all donations will go towards the Ballymurphy Massacre Memorial Garden.Part One takes the reader into the heart of the Ballymurphy Inquest as well as events in the Murph on 9-11 August 1971. Part Two consists of eleven poems. One for each of the victims.A scathing indictment of ImperialismSummer is a time for catching up on reading some of the books which have been patiently waiting to be opened. ‘Inglorious Empire' by Shashi Tharoor is one such. It is particularly relevant as the current crisis in Afghanistan unfolds amid the chaotic and shambolic disengagement of the British and the USA from a country they should never have invaded.It is a story of Empire and colonialism and of its legacy as told through the experience of India. It is a scathing indictment of British rule in that region – an India which up to 1947 included Bangladesh and Pakistan. That year Britain, as in Ireland just three decades earlier, imposed an arbitrary partition of the sub-continent. Between one and two million died in the conflict that followed and many millions more were uprooted from their homes.  

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Belfast tribute to two remarkable women:Two Belfast women, Mary Ann McCracken and Winifred Carney, will soon have statues commemorating their heroism, leadership and commitment to social justice and freedom erected in the grounds of Belfast City HallBlues legend-  Rab McCullough:Recently I asked Rab if he would join Tomboy, BikMcFarlane and other exprisoner musicans, post the Covid restrictions, in a session of music from the 60s and 70s that they played together with Bobby in the Crum and Long Kesh. Rab was delighted to be asked. He rhymed off a list of potential numbers from Rod Stewart, Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, John Lennon and others. Tomboy also signed up. Bik agreed to ramrod that gig and we spoke about it only last week. Unfortunately it won't happen now. Not with Rab  anyway. But his music will live on. Belfast Blues is a classic. Go deanfaidh Dia trocaire ar Rab. Mo comhbhrón le Marian agus a chlann. Mountain memories:IT was an honour for me to be on a panel discussion about the Belfast Hills.I recalled the role the local community played in getting quarrying on the mountain stopped and how the campaign for the conservation of the Bog Meadows and Divis and Black Mountain developed. Getting my notes together for this event started me thinking of the time when my family got a house in the late 1950s in Ballymurphy. At that time the 'Murph was surrounded by green fields. A river, now mostly underground, ran parallel with Ballymurphy. That was one of our favourite places to play when we weren't on the mountain.  

Ballymurphy came out of familiar playbook:The response of the Tory government of Boris Johnson, like that of Cameron and of every British and Unionist government for 50 years, has been to cover up the culpability of their forces in the killing and wounding of citizens. On the day that a Coroner found that nine innocent citizens were murdered by the Paras. Downing Street issued a statement in which it said that the British Government intends introducing “a legacy package that delivers better outcomes for victims, survivors and veterans, focuses on information recovery and reconciliation, and ends the cycle of investigations. This package will deliver on the commitments to Northern Ireland veterans, giving them the protections they deserve as part of a wider package to address legacy issues in Northern Ireland.” This is effectively an amnesty.Poots faces a big challenge:More recently Edwin led the charge to get rid of Arlene Foster and now he will face exactly the same challenges that confronted her. It's all about positive societal change. Change is coming, including on constitutional matters. Edwin must know by now that the best way to deal with the change is to manage it with others. Standing aside may slow progress down but that will only serve to deepen difficulties and will ultimately fail. I hope the Edwin who I came to like faces up to this. He may not. If so he will end up like Arlene. 

Today's episode includes the following:https://twitter.com/VirginMediaNews/status/1394986802986033152?s=20https://www.rte.ie/news/coronavirus/2021/0519/1222554-coronavirus-ireland-latest/https://twitter.com/VirginMediaNews/status/1395094015175970817?s=20https://twitter.com/BBCPolitics/status/1394974848393285640?s=20https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1395115147467935749?s=20https://twitter.com/ElieNYC/status/1395038113777561605?s=20https://twitter.com/RMcElhenney/status/1394698061100716037?s=20https://twitter.com/RottenTomatoes/status/1395061396069511172?s=20The Smart 7 Ireland Edition is a daily podcast that puts your brain into gear by telling you everything you need to know for the day in less than 7 minutes. It's a snapshot of the world, covering everything from politics to entertainment, via sport and current affairs.Please follow and spread the word!You need the Smarts? We've got the Smarts.Why not try The Sport 7 too?How about Science and Tech? Guess what - The Science 7!Contact us over at Twitter or visit www.thesmart7.comPresented by Paul ConnollyWritten, Produced and published by Daft Doris. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Brian Feeney, Belfast-based journalist, explains why British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has upset the Ballymurphy families with his latest apology in Westminster.

Eileen McKeown, daughter of Joseph Corr, has rejected an apology made by the British Prime Minister in the House of Commons.

It’s August 9th, 1971 in Northern Ireland. The British Army had just launched Operation Demetrius, which was an operation aimed at completely smashing the IRA. Ultimately, the operation was a complete failure, and, in the district of Ballymurphy in Belfast, 11 people would lose their lives at the hand of British soldiers.But it would be almost 50 years later, that the families of the victims would ever get some sort of closure. This is the story of the Ballymurphy massacre.

On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to the lead scientist in the Oxford team that created the AstraZeneca vaccine, Dr. Adrian Hill. He discusses the process of the development of the vaccine, early hypotheses that existing vaccines such as the polio vaccine could help fight coronavirus and why these claims were not accurate, the Indian variant of Covid-19 and if the Oxford-AstraZeneca jab and other vaccines will be able to protect against it. He also talks about reports of blood clots associated with the shot, calls for the removal of patents on vaccines to give global south countries access and the ability to produce vaccines of their own and much more! Finally we speak to Pádraig Ó Muirigh, the solicitor representing the Ballymurphy families. He discusses the coroner’s verdict on the Ballymurphy massacre, which concluded that all those who had been killed by the Parachute Regiment of the British Army in Operation Demetrius were not guilty of any crime, despite the decades of smears that the victims had been IRA gunmen who had acted violently against British soldiers. He also discusses why contrary to some opinions, the inquest and finding out the truth helps to heal the divisions of the past, pressure on the prime minister from elements of the British government which allegedly didn’t want the truth to come out, the brutality of the Parachute Regiment as described by witnesses, an alleged culture of immunity for loyalists and the British Army for crimes in Northern Ireland, whether there’s any hopes for prosecuting those in command of Operation Demetrius, the families prioritizing the pursuit of justice over an apology from Boris Johnson and much more!

Innocent:This week the long running campaign for truth and justice by the families of the 10 people killed by the Parachute Regiment in Ballymurphy during internment in August 1971 was vindicated with the judgement in the Inquest findings.Standing Idly By. Again :In December 2017 the then Taoiseach, Mr. Varadkar said: “To the nationalist people in Northern Ireland... You will never again be left behind by an Irish Government.”That was warmly welcomed by most right thinking people at that time though some of us thought it was unlikely to be true. We were right to be cautious.  Maybe Mr Varadkar meant what he said when he said it. But we need more than fine words, though they are important. We need political leaders to lead. That includes An Taoiseach.  He - and so far they all have been hemales - needs to do his job

This week we discuss:

Sean Whelan, London Correspondent on the Taoiseach's meeting with the British Prime Minister at Chequers

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Our Reporter Laura Hogan reports from Belfast on the reaction to the apology from Northern Ireland Secretary of State Brandon Lewis announced in the House of Commons today.

Eamonn McCann talks to Eamon about the campaign to get justice for ten people murdered by the British Army in West Belfast in 1971, and what Boris Johnson's response to this week's findings can tell us about the British attitude to Northern Ireland. The Stand is proudly sponsored by Tesco.

General Richard Dannatt says he has heartfelt sympathy for the Ballymurphy families, and it is a tragedy it took 50 years to get to the truth.

Today's episode includes the following:https://twitter.com/rtenews/status/1392109059193643011?s=20https://twitter.com/rtenews/status/1392130510772711430?s=20https://twitter.com/rtenews/status/1392103690329284620?s=20https://twitter.com/rtenews/status/1392104896925683713?s=20https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-56986784https://twitter.com/Channel4News/status/1392185654109409294?s=20https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1392172584838565891?s=20https://twitter.com/btsportfootball/status/1392203198048444428?s=20https://twitter.com/cityreport_/status/1392235241775980544?s=20https://twitter.com/BRITs/status/1392194036304338950?s=20https://twitter.com/GMB/status/1392012754463121408?s=20The Smart 7 Ireland Edition is a daily podcast that puts your brain into gear by telling you everything you need to know for the day in less than 7 minutes. It's a snapshot of the world, covering everything from politics to entertainment, via sport and current affairs.Please follow and spread the word!You need the Smarts? We've got the Smarts.Why not try The Sport 7 too?How about Science and Tech? Guess what - The Science 7!Contact us over at Twitter or visit www.thesmart7.comPresented by Paul ConnollyWritten, Produced and published by Daft Doris. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

jQuery(document).ready(function(){ cab.clickify(); }); Original Podcast with clickable words https://tinyurl.com/yhqm5vlz Ten killed by the British Army "completely innocent". Deichniúr a mharaigh Arm na Breataine "iomlán neamhchiontach". A Belfast coroner has ruled that the ten Catholics who killed British soldiers in Ballymurphy in west Belfast half a century ago were "completely innocent." Chinn cróinéir i mBéal Feirste go raibh an deichniúr Caitliceach a mharaigh saighdiúirí na Breataine i mBaile Uí Mhurchú in iarthar Bhéal Feirste leathchéad bliain ó shin " iomlán neamhchiontach." The coroner, Judge Siobhán Keegan, delivered her verdict on each of the ten in public at the International Conference Center in Belfast today. Thug an cróineir, an Breitheamh Siobhán Keegan, a breithiúnas i gcás gach aon duine den deichniúr os comhair an phobail san Ionad Idirnáisiúnta Comhdhála i mBéal Feirste inniu. She said she hoped her judgment would bring some consolation to the relatives of the dead. Dúirt sí go raibh súil aici go dtabharfadh a breithiúnas sólás éigin do ghaolta na marbh. Some of the relatives were present in the Conference Center and clapped their hands together after the coroner read her decision. Bhí cuid de na gaolta i láthair san Ionad Comhdhála agus bhuail siad a bosa ar a chéile tar éis don chróinéir a cinneadh a léamh. Relatives of the dead at the Convention Center in Belfast The ten civilians were killed and killed by soldiers from the parachute regiment in three days between 9-11 August 1971. Gaolta na marbh ag an Ionad Comhdhála i mBéal Feirste Chaith agus mharaigh saighdiúirí ón reisimint pharaisiút an deichniúr sibhialtach in imeacht trí lá idir 9-11 Lúnasa 1971. Among the dead was a woman with eight children, a priest and a man who died of a heart attack after a confrontation with soldiers. I measc na marbh, bhí bean a raibh ochtar clainne aici, sagart agus fear a fuair bás de bharr taom croí tar éis achrainn le saighdiúirí. Joan Connolly, 44, Joseph Corr, 43, Edward Doherty, 31, John Laverty, 20, John McKerr, 49, Father Hugh Mullan, 38, Joseph Murray, 41, Noel Phillips, 19, Frank Quinn, 19, and Daniel were killed. Teggart, 44. Maraíodh Joan Connolly, 44, Joseph Corr, 43, Edward Doherty, 31, John Laverty, 20, John McKerr, 49, an tAthair Hugh Mullan, 38, Joseph Murray, 41, Noel Phillips, 19, Frank Quinn, 19, agus Daniel Teggart, 44. The massacre came after the British Government interned without trial to intern in the North on 9 August. Tharla an sleácht tar éis do Rialtas na Breataine imtheorannú gan triail a thabhairt isteach sa Tuaisceart ar an 9 Lúnasa. The coroner said the British Army was completely out of compass to resort to coercion in Ballymurphy between 9-11 August 1971. Dúirt an cróinéir go raibh sé as compás ar fad ag Arm na Breataine dul i muinín an fhornirt i mBaile Uí Mhurchú idir 9-11 Lúnasa 1971. The state, she said, failed to prove that the violence was justifiable. Theip ar an stát, a dúirt sí, a chruthú go raibh an forneart inchosanta. She did not accept allegations from the British Department of Defense that some of the victims may have been shot by a member of the UVF. Níor ghlac sí le líomhaintí ó Roinn Cosanta na Breataine go mb'fhéidir gur chaith ball den UVF cuid de na híospartaigh. In the case of one of the dead - John McKerr - she said there was not enough evidence to confirm the number of soldiers or paramilitaries who killed him. I gcás duine de na mairbh - John McKerr - dúirt sí nach raibh dóthain fianaise ann le deimhniú ar shaighdiúirí nó ar pharaimíleataigh a mharaigh é. Judge Keegan also questioned some of the evidence given by some soldiers responsible for the massacre. Chaith an Breitheamh Keegan amhras freisin ar roinnt den fhianaise a thug cuid de saighdiúirí a bhí freagrach as an sléacht. No one has ever been charged in the killings and an "open verdict" given by the coroner 's committees in 1972.

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jQuery(document).ready(function(){ cab.clickify(); }); Original Podcast with clickable words https://tinyurl.com/yefuz5ce Ten killed by the British Army "completely innocent". Deichniúr a mharaigh Arm na Breataine "iomlán neamhchiontach". A Belfast coroner has ruled that the ten Catholics who killed British soldiers in Ballymurphy in west Belfast half a century ago were "completely innocent." Chinn cróinéir i mBéal Feirste go raibh an deichniúr Caitliceach a mharaigh saighdiúirí na Breataine i mBaile Uí Mhurchú in iarthar Bhéal Feirste leathchéad bliain ó shin " iomlán neamhchiontach." The coroner, Judge Siobhán Keegan, delivered her verdict on each of the ten in public at the International Conference Center in Belfast today. Thug an cróineir, an Breitheamh Siobhán Keegan, a breithiúnas i gcás gach aon duine den deichniúr os comhair an phobail san Ionad Idirnáisiúnta Comhdhála i mBéal Feirste inniu. She said she hoped her judgment would bring some consolation to the relatives of the dead. Dúirt sí go raibh súil aici go dtabharfadh a breithiúnas sólás éigin do ghaolta na marbh. Some of the relatives were present in the Conference Center and clapped their hands together after the coroner read her decision. Bhí cuid de na gaolta i láthair san Ionad Comhdhála agus bhuail siad a bosa ar a chéile tar éis don chróinéir a cinneadh a léamh. Relatives of the dead at the Convention Center in Belfast The ten civilians were killed and killed by soldiers from the parachute regiment in three days between 9-11 August 1971. Gaolta na marbh ag an Ionad Comhdhála i mBéal Feirste Chaith agus mharaigh saighdiúirí ón reisimint pharaisiút an deichniúr sibhialtach in imeacht trí lá idir 9-11 Lúnasa 1971. Among the dead was a woman with eight children, a priest and a man who died of a heart attack after a confrontation with soldiers. I measc na marbh, bhí bean a raibh ochtar clainne aici, sagart agus fear a fuair bás de bharr taom croí tar éis achrainn le saighdiúirí. Joan Connolly, 44, Joseph Corr, 43, Edward Doherty, 31, John Laverty, 20, John McKerr, 49, Father Hugh Mullan, 38, Joseph Murray, 41, Noel Phillips, 19, Frank Quinn, 19, and Daniel were killed. Teggart, 44. Maraíodh Joan Connolly, 44, Joseph Corr, 43, Edward Doherty, 31, John Laverty, 20, John McKerr, 49, an tAthair Hugh Mullan, 38, Joseph Murray, 41, Noel Phillips, 19, Frank Quinn, 19, agus Daniel Teggart, 44. The massacre came after the British Government interned without trial to intern in the North on 9 August. Tharla an sleácht tar éis do Rialtas na Breataine imtheorannú gan triail a thabhairt isteach sa Tuaisceart ar an 9 Lúnasa. The coroner said the British Army was completely out of compass to resort to coercion in Ballymurphy between 9-11 August 1971. Dúirt an cróinéir go raibh sé as compás ar fad ag Arm na Breataine dul i muinín an fhornirt i mBaile Uí Mhurchú idir 9-11 Lúnasa 1971. The state, she said, failed to prove that the violence was justifiable. Theip ar an stát, a dúirt sí, a chruthú go raibh an forneart inchosanta. She did not accept allegations from the British Department of Defense that some of the victims may have been shot by a member of the UVF. Níor ghlac sí le líomhaintí ó Roinn Cosanta na Breataine go mb'fhéidir gur chaith ball den UVF cuid de na híospartaigh. In the case of one of the dead - John McKerr - she said there was not enough evidence to confirm the number of soldiers or paramilitaries who killed him. I gcás duine de na mairbh - John McKerr - dúirt sí nach raibh dóthain fianaise ann le deimhniú ar shaighdiúirí nó ar pharaimíleataigh a mharaigh é. Judge Keegan also questioned some of the evidence given by some soldiers responsible for the massacre. Chaith an Breitheamh Keegan amhras freisin ar roinnt den fhianaise a thug cuid de saighdiúirí a bhí freagrach as an sléacht. No one has ever been charged in the killings and an "open verdict" given by the coroner 's committees in 1972.

Pádraig Ó Muirigh, Solicitor for the Ballymurphy families, reacts the findings of the inquest which said all 10 people who were shot and killed were "entirely innocent."

Geraldine McGrattan gives her reaction to the findings into Ballymurphy, where her uncle was killed.

John Teggart whose dad was shot 14 times and Anne Cadwallader of the Pat Finucane Centre discussed the findings of the inquest. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

But where is the apology from British Government?

Denis Bradley, former Vice-Chairman of the Northern Ireland Policing Board, discusses the inquest into the Ballymurphy massacre.

Should there be an apology?

Eileen McKeown, daughter of Joseph Corr, reacts to the apology of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson over the events in Ballymurphy in 1971.

Vincent Kearney, Northern Editor, talks to family members ahead of inquest findings into the deaths of 10 people in the Ballymurphy area of west Belfast in August 1971.

Vincent Kearney, Northern Editor, on the inquest into the 1971 Ballymurphy deaths.

Jo Berry, Founder of Building Bridges for Peace, discusses reconciliation in Northern Ireland

Allison Morris, Crime Correspondent & Columnist, Belfast Telegraph.

Ten people shot dead on the streets of west Belfast during the Troubles were "entirely innocent", an inquest has found.

Suzanne Breen, Political Editor of the Belfast Telegraph; and John Finucane, son of murdered solicitor Pat Finucane, Sinn Fein MP for North Belfast, react to the coroner findings that all of the ten people who were shot and killed in Ballymurphy in west Belfast almost 50 years ago were "entirely innocent" and that their deaths were unjustified.

Janet Donnelly, daughter of Joseph Murphy; and Eileen McKeown, daughter of Joseph Corr, give their reaction to the Ballymurphy inquest findings

Tackling the housing crisis, the role of antigen tests and Ballymurphy inquest findings. With Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, Pearse Doherty, Richard Boyd Barrett and Elaine Loughlin

10 people were killed and branded as paramilitaries in Ballymurphy in 1971. An inquest finding them innocent has now given some peace to their families. John Teggart's father Daniel was shot dead on the first day of the shootings in Ballymurphy. He told us what the finding means for him. The Hard Shoulder Listen and subscribe to The Hard Shoulder on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

This week we're joined by Réada Cronin, Sinn Fein TD for Kildare North, to discuss: Eoghan Harris, abuse of women online Maternity restrictions “barbaric & traumatic” Retailers can't get workers, apparently Housing, vultures, REITS, Maynooth Children adopted abroad Human trafficking Taoiseach opposes waiving COVID-19 vaccine patents Perinatal deaths in African Irish community Death of homeless man, homeless figures to date this year 11 By-election, Kate O'Connell Stardust delays and high court threat British soldiers amnesty, Stormont House agreement, Ballymurphy inquest report British elections

The UK has proposed amnesty for those accused of crimes during The Troubles. John Teggart, whose father Daniel was murdered by British Army officers in the Ballymurphy massacre in 1971 gave us his reaction.  The Hard Shoulder Listen and subscribe to The Hard Shoulder on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

Between the 9th and 11th of August 1971, the 1st Battalion of the British Army's Parachute Regiment murdered 11 innocent civilians on the streets of Ballymurphy, West Belfast. One of the victims was Briege's mother, 44 year old Joan Connolly. Briege talks about the events of the time, the recently concluded inquest into the massacre, and the decades-long battle that relatives have fought for justice, transparency about how and why the massacre happened, and to clear the innocent names of the 11 victims of British state murder.

A date to rememberDates can evoke powerful memories for all of us. The birth or death of a loved one; a wedding; a new job; a joyous family occasion or a tragedy. Some memories can be so strong that it's as if we are still there now. The smells, the noise, the fear, the joy, the sadness.March 1st, the date I pen these words, is one of those dates for me. Walking the Belfast HillsI have always enjoyed walking. Especially with a dog. Or dogs. As youngsters my brother Paddy, Joe Magee and I would tramp the Black Mountain above Ballymurphy and beyond. The enjoyment of walking dogs, especially across open fields or hills, has remained with me all my life. Sometimes we walked to Glenavy.  Later we graduated from walking to cycling. Later again on a Honda 50. Joe and I went often to Glenavy and up, down and around all the countryside along that part of Lough Neagh. But we would always spend part of our day walking. .

.......General Mike Jackson future Commander of Land forces was in Ballymurphy in August ‘71 when a Paras murdered 11 innocent civilians, one a Priest, Jackson spread lies about it to the world's press, he was the liar!

Gerry Adams, probably the most famous & controversial political figure of our times! From Ballymurphy to Martha's Vinyard meeting the good and the great, leading the IRA from conflict to peace, an extraordinary man in extraordinary times!

........6 months after the Battle of the Bogside and the burning of Bombay St & the onslaught on the Lower Falls, the British Army had settled in but major decisions were needed, what the British Govt did next would have repercussions for the next 40 yrs! Easter 1970 heralded the first major battles between nationalists and the British Army, Ballymurphy was the battle ground, it was the point of no return!

Gerry Adams, one of the most important figures in the history of the Irish State, joins us in the studio for episode #103 of Paddy Holohan’s No Shame Podcast. A man who needs little introduction on these shores, Gerry is an Irish Republican politician, current Louth TD, the former president of Sinn Féin & was an instrumental figure behind the Northern Ireland Peace process during the 1990’s. There are so many topics up for discussion on this week's show with Gerry & Paddy covering a lot of ground in a landmark episode for the No Shame Podcast. Some of the key areas during the 55 minute conversation include, the Ballymurphy massacres, internment, Gerry's friendship with Bobby Sands, the Hunger strikes, British Collusion, the assassination attempt on Gerry's life, Nelson Mandela, the peace process, Martin McGuinness, Brexit, Irish Unity, the cook book & so much more. In a standout moment, Gerry acknowledges that there were killings at the hands of the IRA during the Troubles & states that Republicans are trying to atone for what they did, something that can't be said for the British Government. In a powerful closing statement, Gerry discusses the prospect of Irish Unity & how it's finally achievable through peaceful means for the first time ever. This is an option that didn't exist for Patrick Pearse, Michael Collins or Bobby Sands. Having served as president of Sinn Féin for over 35 years, Adams will be calling time on a truly remarkable political career in 2020 when the next general election is announced. Until then he is still working actively in the community. He was on the doors in Tallaght last Tuesday canvasing for Sinn Féin candidate Mark Ward. It's quite fitting that the podcast finishes on the subject of the Presidential office. Where one beard bows out another one enters the fray with Paddy Holohan stepping up his bid to take the Áras next time out. We can't be sure but we think, on a technicality, Paddy got an unofficial, indirect but albeit solid endorsement from big GerryA #FairDig #SeenThemGiven #Paddy4Prez We'd like to finish by giving a very special thanks to Gerry & the party of Sinn Féin for appearing on the No Shame Podcast. This was one of Paddy's top three guests when he started the show over two years ago & we promise this one lives up to its billing. The full podcast is available now across all the usual platforms including Youtube, iTunes & Spotify, enjoy.  

We talk to filmmaker Callum Macrae about The Troubles, the low-level war that rocked Northern Ireland for much of the latter half of the 20th century. Macrae’s film, The Ballymurphy Precedent, which recently premiered in the U.S., tells the story of the little-known 1971 killings of 11 Catholics in Ballymurphy, a poor neighborhood in West Belfast. Macrae sets the context for the documentary: a political dispute over who should rule Northern Ireland that pitted Catholics against Protestants. He relates the violence at Ballymurphy to the much better-known Bloody Sunday Massacre of 1972, in which the British Army killed 14 Catholics. Decades later, an inquiry concluded that the Bloody Sunday killings were unjustified, and the British government apologized. But nearly half a century after the carnage at Ballymurphy, says Macrae, the families of 11 victims still wait for their apology. Callum Macrae, director of The Ballymurphy Precedent To watch a trailer of the film, click here. The entire film may rented or bought at Amazon. Callum Macrae

In episode 4 of Podaganda journalists Ben Cowles and Steve Sweeney discuss:   Tory Defence Secretary Penny Mordaunt’s 10-year amnesty for British soldiers accused of crimes (3:57) An Italian dockers’ strike to block weapons bound for Saudi Arabia  (24:40) ??? (37:58)   Brace yourself for profoundly left-wing views and plenty of bad language   Show notes   Read Steve’s interview with Kurdish artist and journalist Zehra Dogan here: https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/f/feature-zehra-dogan-interview   For more on Penny Mordaunt’s amnesty for British soldiers accused of crimes, check out: https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/w/campaigners-in-ireland-hit-out-at-tory-plans-to-introduce-10-year-amnesty-for-british-troops, https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/b/war-is-not-a-legal-black-hole-liberty-warns-rookie-defence-secretary   For more on Steve’s coverage of the Ballymurphy inquiry, visit: https://morningstaronline.co.uk/tags/ballymurphy-massacre-inquest   British soldiers allegedly used victim’s skull as an ashtray: https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/w/family-irish-catholic-express-great-distress-british-troops-used-his-skull-ashtray   Read Phil Miller’s story on Johnny Mercer withdrawing his support for the government here: https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/b/tory-mp-withdraws-support-government-over-veterans-witch-hunt   Ireland's PM urged to release ‘secret files’ on deadly 1974 bombing: https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/w/irelands-pm-urged-to-release-secret-files-on-deadly-1974-bombing   Want to check out the Connolly Association ’s screening of Unquiet Graves: the Story of the Glenanne Gang in London on Thuesday (May 23)? Find out more here: https://www.facebook.com/events/2307295346178794/   Read about the Italian dockers’ strike which prevented weapons being sent to Saudi Arabia here: https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/w/italian-dock-strike-blocks-deadly-cargo-headed-for-saudi-arabia   Ben’s stories on the NGO migrant rescues can be found on this link: https://morningstaronline.co.uk/author/108   Definitely read the Morning Star’s Marcus Barnett’s story on the Spanish firefighter Miguel Roldan, who could face up to 20 years in an Italian jail for saving migrants in the Mediterranean: https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/b/british-firefighters-stand-with-spanish-comrade-who-faces-jail-for-rescuing-migrants   Reach out to Podaganda, Steve and Ben on Twitter: @PodagandaCast, @SweeneySteve, @Cowlesz

This week I am chatting with Father Des Wilson, who is 93 years of age, and spent nearly his entire life serving the people of West Belfast and Ballymurphy through some of the darkest times Ireland has ever seen. He is particularly known for his work in setting up Springhill Community house 'as a place for discussion and learning, where people could work and enjoy themselves in freedom.'  Relevant show links: Video of Father Des During Hunger Strikes Mother Theresa in Ballymurphy Article about the Ballymurphy Massacre Article about Noelle Ryan