Sean Mac Bride & Fr. Sean Mc Manus in New York in the spring of 1976, eight years before the announcement of the Mac Bride Principles.
Posted By: August 25, 2016
The success in the US of the MacBride Principles played a key role in a new Fair Employment Act in 1989 Éamon Phoenix. Irish News (Belfast). Thursday, August 25, 2016Seán MacBrideTHE success of the campaign for the MacBride Principles in the US encouraged the British government to introduce a new Fair Employment Act in 1989.Named after Nobel […]
Posted By: August 25, 2016
“The symbolism, sacrifices and polarization the 1981 hunger strikes embodied, and the political strategies that arose from them have proven very attractive to writers, artists and filmmakers. The lyrical talents of Sands, who left behind a prison diary as well as songs and poems, also honed the legacy and heightened the artistic appeal. The latest to be drawn towards the story of […]
Posted By: August 23, 2016
Dear Irish Friend, I have the honor of being in the critically acclaimed film documentary “Bobby Sands: 66 Days, [66daysthefilm.com]” now showing in Ireland, and soon to be showing in the United States. It is not yet on video/DVD. It is a powerful, factual and moving explanation as to why Bobby Sands and his nine […]
Posted By: August 23, 2016
Paddy Kehoe RTE Aug. 4, 2016 11:24 Bobby Sands: the last days of his life are powerfully portrayed in 66 Days. Director Brendan J Byrne Starring There are moments of terrible sadness in 66 Days, Brendan J Byrne’s profoundly moving account of Bobby Sands’ hunger strike in the so-called H Blocks […]
Posted By: August 23, 2016
News & Views / August 22, 2016 / By Evan Short At the event in St. Mary’s University College in Belfast headlined “Lessons from the Loughinisland Massacre” are (l-r) solicitor Niall Murphy, journalist Barry McCaffrey, and Mark Thompson of Relatives for Justice.By Evan Short. Irish Echo. Monday, August 22, 2016A film documentary by an Oscar winning director is set to bring […]
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