The Ballymurphy Massacre 1971

Started by Main Street, September 08, 2018, 11:45:11 PM

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Main Street

Unusual timing for such a documentary (sat evening)  but that's what CH 4 went for in what I thought was an excellent documentary on the Ballymurphy Massacre of 1971, executed by the same parachute regiment that carried out the Bloody Sunday murders.
https://inews.co.uk/news/long-reads/ballymurphy-massacre-belfast-northern-ireland-troubles-bloody-sunday/

In the immortal words of Arthur Koestler, Kitson and his soldiers were the  "scum of the earth".




Rossfan

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Oraisteach


Tony Baloney

The Ballymurphy Precedent is also out in some cinemas.

Main Street

Quote from: Oraisteach on September 09, 2018, 12:27:59 AM
Does anyone happen to have a link?
It's on Ch4 catch up for the next 4 weeks

There are two smaller scale but  well made  documentaries on You Tube
both named  The Ballymurphy Massacre

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOR0Ppfba_Q

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ANOsYa1ZOU

blewuporstuffed

It's shocking stuff.
One of the almost forgotten tragedies of the troubles.
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Maroon Manc

I had never heard of it prior to Saturday night, shocking is an understatement.


lurganblue

I had heard of this a few times and of course knew that innocent people had been killed by the British Army, but until Saturday night i did not know the full extent of it. It was such a hard watch and impossible not to be moved by it.

Fair play to channel 4 for running this. Hopefully this massacre gets all the exposure it deserves and justice is served.

brokencrossbar1

No coincidence that this sort of stuff is coming out now with that weasel bastard Carrington now dead. He was one of the main protagonists in cover ups and a real old school pompous Tory bastard.  I worked with people who were directly impacted upon by this and it's horrific what they went through. There won't be any convictions but at least if they are exposed then the truth will release the families a bit from their pain

Angelo

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/ballymurphy-inquest-findings-to-be-published-in-belfast-in-may-1.4521079

Findings due in May.

50 years on and the families still searching for justice and you still have the sanctimonious Free Staters telling us to suck it up.
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Kidder81

Quote from: Angelo on March 26, 2021, 04:44:05 PM
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/ballymurphy-inquest-findings-to-be-published-in-belfast-in-may-1.4521079

Findings due in May.

50 years on and the families still searching for justice and you still have the sanctimonious Free Staters telling us to suck it up.

Nice hijacking of a topic, I'm sure you are in a bother about the Ballymurphy families 

Angelo

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Quote from: Kidder81 on March 26, 2021, 05:17:01 PM
Quote from: Angelo on March 26, 2021, 04:44:05 PM
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/ballymurphy-inquest-findings-to-be-published-in-belfast-in-may-1.4521079

Findings due in May.

50 years on and the families still searching for justice and you still have the sanctimonious Free Staters telling us to suck it up.

Nice hijacking of a topic, I'm sure you are in a bother about the Ballymurphy families

Highjacking of a topic?

I've posted an update of breaking news re the findings in a topic that has been dormant for two years.

The name Jean McConville is a household name in the Free State. The name of Joan Connolly would probably leaved perplexed looks. If you don't want to address those double standards then shame on you.

I hope the Ballymurphy families finally get their justice but it's not the way British do things.
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SHEEDY

Quote from: Kidder81 on March 26, 2021, 05:17:01 PM
Quote from: Angelo on March 26, 2021, 04:44:05 PM
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/ballymurphy-inquest-findings-to-be-published-in-belfast-in-may-1.4521079

Findings due in May.

50 years on and the families still searching for justice and you still have the sanctimonious Free Staters telling us to suck it up.

Nice hijacking of a topic, I'm sure you are in a bother about the Ballymurphy families
it's hardly 'hijacking' to give an update on a topic that's in the news today ffs.
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Kidder81

Quote from: SHEEDY on March 26, 2021, 06:17:30 PM
Quote from: Kidder81 on March 26, 2021, 05:17:01 PM
Quote from: Angelo on March 26, 2021, 04:44:05 PM
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/ballymurphy-inquest-findings-to-be-published-in-belfast-in-may-1.4521079

Findings due in May.

50 years on and the families still searching for justice and you still have the sanctimonious Free Staters telling us to suck it up.

Nice hijacking of a topic, I'm sure you are in a bother about the Ballymurphy families
it's hardly 'hijacking' to give an update on a topic that's in the news today ffs.

He did it to have a dig at the "sanctimonious free staters" ffs, he's like a child

Angelo

Quote from: Kidder81 on March 26, 2021, 06:53:48 PM
Quote from: SHEEDY on March 26, 2021, 06:17:30 PM
Quote from: Kidder81 on March 26, 2021, 05:17:01 PM
Quote from: Angelo on March 26, 2021, 04:44:05 PM
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/ballymurphy-inquest-findings-to-be-published-in-belfast-in-may-1.4521079

Findings due in May.

50 years on and the families still searching for justice and you still have the sanctimonious Free Staters telling us to suck it up.

Nice hijacking of a topic, I'm sure you are in a bother about the Ballymurphy families
it's hardly 'hijacking' to give an update on a topic that's in the news today ffs.

He did it to have a dig at the "sanctimonious free staters" ffs, he's like a child

And?

You think the Free State will demand justice for the families of Ballymurphy with the same vigour they do victims of the IRA?

Hopefully the victims get some justice but your outage is absolutely embarrassing. You are utterly pathetic.
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