County Louth, 1920's - ten IRA Volunteers, some of them armed, a fist-fight with armed representatives of the Crown which developed into guns drawn...and fired. At a funeral held days later, those Crown Force reps were on the lookout for one Volunteer in particular - and they located him...
Dublin, 1940's - the cops and the Special Branch arrived at the same time, with batons drawn ; cops to the front, Branch behind them. Hand-to-hand fighting took place, until the forces of the State withdrew. But they returned shortly afterwards, better armed...
...that's just two of the fourteen stories we'll be writing about on Wednesday, 16th April 2025 and, in no particular order, here's three more -
From 2002 - "bewilderment" was the word used to describe this Leinster House politician's 'dealings' with oil company bosses - was it a lack of sophistication and knowledge of the oil industry norms, or a simple mistake, or...?
Cork, 1920's - 'sauce for the goose...' etc : the British were holding four Volunteers as hostages, so the IRA in Cork put a plan together - and then put it into motion - to give themselves some leverage...
Dublin, 1920's - this British soldier was resting in his flat when he was disturbed by a knock on the door. Had he gone to the window to look out he might have been ok, but he didn't. Instead he answered that he wasn't there (!)...but then he went to the window...
...but there will be 'particular order' on Wednesday the 16th - the first such order is to get yer ass back here then, and bring a friend or two ; the closer we get to 2 million hits, the meaner we get...!
Thanks for reading - see ya on the 16th!
Sharon and the team.
