Saturday, April 05, 2003

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A book entitled 'Abolishing the Diplock Courts' by Steven Greer and Anthony White , published by the Cobden Trust in Britain about f...
Friday, April 04, 2003

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In the weeks following the shooting dead of the two County Westmeath IRA Volunteers in Ballykinlar Internment Camp in County Down , in Janua...
Thursday, April 03, 2003

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The two IRA Volunteers , friends from County Westmeath , who were held in the different camps in Ballykinlar , approached the fence which se...
Wednesday, April 02, 2003

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In December 1920 , internment camps capable of holding thousands of IRA prisoners were set up at Kilworth , Bear Island and Spike Island in ...
Tuesday, April 01, 2003

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On August 9TH, 1920 , the English parliament enacted 'The Restoration of Order in Ireland Act', which was a special extension of the...
Monday, March 31, 2003

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By the Autumn of 1923 , after the civil war had ended and with the republican forces smashed , thousands of political prisoners were held in...
Sunday, March 30, 2003

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When the IRA POW's that had attempted to escape from Long Kesh were found , they were brought back to the camp by British troops and thr...
Saturday, March 29, 2003

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In 1974 , a mass break-out from Long Kesh prison camp had been organised , but had to be postponed after a large part of the camp was set on...
Friday, March 28, 2003

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One of the earliest escapes from Long Kesh prison took place in September 1973 , two years after it first opened . IRA Volunteer John Franci...
Thursday, March 27, 2003

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~ all six men( the three IRA 'Gardai' and their 'prisoners' ) were admitted into Mountjoy Jail ; ...
Wednesday, March 26, 2003

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Through contacts inside Mountjoy Jail , Sean Russell, before he was arrested , had located a twenty-minute ' gap ' when internal sec...
Tuesday, March 25, 2003

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On November 25th , 1925 , an event took place in Dublin which was highly embarrassing to the Free State ( Cosgrave) administration , and a s...
Monday, March 24, 2003

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In 1941 , a ' witness ' was beaten by Free State detectives into agreeing to give incriminating statements against two Irish Republi...
Sunday, March 23, 2003

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....the ' Emergency Powers Act' of September 1939 gave the new Free State justice Minister Gerry Boland powers to intern suspected m...
Saturday, March 22, 2003

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In March 1932 , with the help of the IRA , De Valera's Fianna Fail party was voted into power in the Free State - it was a decision whic...
Friday, March 21, 2003

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...... the convoy in which the English viceroy Lord French was travelling was alerted to the IRA presence and did not slow down , as the roa...
Thursday, March 20, 2003

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The English viceroy in Ireland , Lord French , was on a train due to arrive at Ashtown railway station at 11.40am on December 19th , 1919 ; ...
Wednesday, March 19, 2003

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[3/19/2003 6:40:29 PM | John Horan] In 1919 , an IRA unit planned to assassinate the English viceroy in Ireland , Lord French : This unit...
Tuesday, March 18, 2003

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A number of attempts were made during the Tan War to assassinate the English viceroy in Ireland , Lord French : The English viceroy was...
Monday, March 17, 2003

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The Four Courts garrison surrendered on June 30th , 1922 , after two days bombardment by the British-armed Free State forces ; Dick Barrett ...