Enniskillen bombing

Remember, remember this bloody November…

Mick Fealty on November 8, 2012, 11:48 am

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I think Drumlin has a more considered post on the 25th anniversary of the Enniskillen bombing in the pipeline. Each anniversary reminds what the complete withdrawal of human empathy looks like, when neighbours become enemies, or in the parlance of the time, legitimate targets. So without further comment, I’d recommend this great resource for witness of that day from the BBC… Mick FealtyMick is founding editor of Slugger. He has written papers on the impacts of the Internet on politics …

Call for Inquiry into Enniskillen Poppy Day Murders

Turgon on October 25, 2010, 12:18 pm

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The twenty third anniversary of Northern Ireland’s second Bloody Sunday is fast approaching, when, on 8th November 1987, the IRA murdered 13 people (Ronnie Hill died after 13 years in a coma following the bomb) by detonating a bomb in Enniskillen’s Catholic Church reading rooms. The News Letter is reporting that the Historical Enquiries Team is poised to present its report on the murders. Stephen Gault, the son of one of those murdered, who is also leading the campaign to …