James McClean targeted by sick Bloody Sunday hate mail

Irish footballer James McClean has received sickening hate mail taunting him about the Bloody Sunday massacre. McClean’s wife Erin revealed that the Derry-born winger, who plays for EFL Championship club Stoke City and the Republic of Ireland national team, received the hate mail in his personal email inbox. Uploading a screenshot of the message to... Read More

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January 22, 2021

Netflix apologises after ‘unacceptable’ Bloody Sunday tweet

Netflix has apologised and removed a controversial promotional tweet for one of its shows after acknowledging its “unacceptable” reference to Bloody Sunday. The tweet, which was posted on the official account of the streaming service’s series Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, simply read: ‘sunday bloody sunday’ and featured a number of pictures of the cast splattered... Read More

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July 18, 2020

Footballers appeal for more support following sectarian abuse

Two top Irish Catholic footballers have appealed to footballing authorities to do more to support players who are subjected to abuse. The call comes from wingers Niall McGinn and James McClean, who both recently opened up about the sectarian abuse they have received throughout their careers. Northern Ireland and Aberdeen winger McGinn, 32, has suggested... Read More

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May 14, 2020

Key Bloody Sunday hearing set for Derry in July

A key hearing for a former soldier charged with murder over Bloody Sunday is set to be held in Derry this summer, a court said. Soldier F denies two counts of murder and five of attempted murder during a 1972 civil rights protest in the city. A special court session to produce the evidence before... Read More

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January 19, 2020

Hero priest named as one of UK’s most influential people

The former Catholic Bishop of Derry, Dr Edward Daly, whose photograph became the iconic image of Bloody Sunday, has been added to a prominent list of the UK’s most influential people. Bishop Daly has been included in the latest update of the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, which added the biographies of 228 men and... Read More

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July 12, 2019

UK soldiers who served in the Troubles ‘to be protected from unfair prosecution’, says Boris Johnson

Potential Prime Minister Boris Johnson has pledged to end “unfair” prosecutions of veterans who served in Northern Ireland. The Tory leadership contender has joined rival Jeremy Hunt in backing a public campaign supporting UK soldiers who served during the Troubles. Mr Johnson, speaking from his campaign headquarters today, also reportedly promised to appoint a Veterans... Read More

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April 22, 2019

John Bishop met brother of Bloody Sunday victim for Ireland show

John Bishop has said he met people who experienced both sides of the Troubles for his new show about Ireland. The comedian was followed by a camera crew as he travelled round doing warm-up shows at different venues for his Winging It tour. He said: “When I went up to Derry, I met both sides... Read More

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April 4, 2019

Sergeant O criticises ‘gutless’ Government over failure to draw line under past

A former soldier investigated over the shooting of 13 civilians in Derry has criticised the Government as “gutless”. The 77-year-old known as Sergeant O said a statute of limitations should be introduced to prevent future historical investigations from taking place. He said it should apply to events in Iraq and Afghanistan as well as Northern... Read More

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March 15, 2019

Sister of teenage Bloody Sunday victim wants to meet his killer

The sister of a teenage shop worker shot from behind as he crawled away from soldiers on Bloody Sunday has said she would like to meet his killer. Jean Hegarty’s brother Kevin McElhinney was 17 when he was shot dead during a civil rights march in Derry in 1972. After learning no paratroopers will be... Read More

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