Graffiti on Northumberland St. in relation to the assassination of Alan Ryan (background: Irish Times, Belfast Telegraph)
Update: Graffiti in Derry (Derry Journal) | in Dublin (Sunday World)
Update #2: Irish Times article on possible reprisal killing.
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X00602 RIP Alan Ryan, Pushers Out, support the pows, cogus, rnu, http://www.republicannetwork,ie
Writing in College Court, Belfast, perhaps referencing the OPM song of 2000.
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Photo of a Carlos Latuff cartoon drawn on the wall of a downtown cafe (Caıfe Na Croısbhealaí) in King Street. Dated June 19th, 2012. There was a post on Slugger recently relating to this issue. While he was in Belfast, Latuff was a collaborator on a mural in west Belfast.
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X00598 pacifying the six counties, síothú sna sé contae, media, latuff 2012, belfast 19th june
Graffiti in lower Shankill: “Free the Lower Shankill Six!! Send our prisoners home.”
According to this blog post, this is not political, but refers instead to six fellas done for stealing pallets. (Which perhaps means we can safely enjoy the old joke about the journalist asking the politician, “And what do you think about the Renault 5?”. To which the politician replied, “I think they should be released immediately.”)
To the right is a C-18 swastika.
Previously the “Play” mural and before that the “Can it change? We believe!” mural.
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X00599 enda C-18 ?? swastika
This is a 2010 mural of Máıre Drumm and the women of West Belfast breaking the British Army curfew of the lower Falls in 1970 (youtube). Drumm was later shot dead in her bed in the Mater hospital where she was a patient (WP).
The mural was unveiled July 4th on the 40th anniversary of the curfew’s end – see p. 28 of An Phoblacht. This version incorporates two of the ‘Free Marian Price’ (painted) “posters” that have been added to most of the murals – see the Visual History page on the International wall. The original can be seen in M05636. A shot of this mural being painted can be found here.
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X00597 oppression breeds resistance, resistance brings freedom, falls curfew july 1970, dedicated to all those women who faced up to military aggression, free marian price, i ndil chuimhne william burns 3-7-70 charles o’neill 3-7-70, zbigniew uglik 4-7-70, patrick elliman 11-7-70, murdered by the british army during the falls curfew of july 3-5 1970. the curfew was finally broken by the courage and determination of the women of belfast
“Release Martin Corey” stencil now appearing all over nationalist west Belfast, alongside ‘Free Marian Price’. Martin Corey was returned to prison in 2010 and a 2011 commission ruled that he was a member of the CIRA (WP | Belfast Telegraph).
[An appeal – on the grounds that evidence had been withheld – was rejected in December, 2012.]
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This is a May 2012 mural celebrating workers at Harland & Wolff and the building of the Titanic (and Olympic) 1908-1911 on the gable wall of Allen’s Tours (Allen’s Furniture)
The artist is Ed Reynolds, whose site contains images of him at work on the piece (steadyhanded.com). The painting is somewhat reminiscent of Magritte’s 1959 Le Mois Des Vendages.
Combermere Street, (Donegall Rd. just before Sandy Row), south belfast
The left-hand “title” and two details follow below …
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X00595 X00600 X00594 X00601 funded by belfast city council titanic workers, this mural was developed under belfast city council’s titanic community engagement project with support from titanic foundation. thanks go to sandy row community forum, local residents and artist Ed Reynolds.
The UVF’s Billy Hunter, who served fourteen years for the killings of the McErlane brothers (BBC | Belfast Telegraph), has died by his own hand. On Saturday (25th August) a floral tribute to him was mounted on the railings of the ASDA store where he worked.
According to ‘The Irish News’ (Monday 27th August 2012), “Hunter died after he doused himself in petrol and set it alight at the side of the Ballywalter Road, Millisle, on Friday morning.”
The Irish News quotes Gerard McErlane as saying, “The fella did it and God have mercy on him. What he did he did to himself. John and Thomas had no choice when he murdered them. He had a choice and maybe it was his conscience. I don’t know. I said a prayer and lit a candle for him doing that as I would for any human being doing that to themselves.”
However, Mr McErlane said tributes to Hunter should be removed. “It bothers me that they are supporting him. Even in his death they are supporting him. They are glorifying him. I want it removed.”
Quoting an ASDA spokeswoman, the Irish News reported that the store would support colleagues who want to attend the funeral. She said the store would let the “community decide on floral tributes”.
Detail and wide shot below …
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X00591 X00592 X00593 no goodbye no farewell billy so! until the next time good night mate!! john s.r.t, york star linfield s.c.
Marian Price (WP entry) poster now appearing all over nationalist west Belfast. The rally for Price (shown below) was in Beechmount, on August 4th.
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X00590 X05149 oppose british internment, in defence of the nation, 32 county sovereignty movement, release free marian price
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