Jimmy Toye grew up in Free Derry, and is a volunteer at the Museum of Free Derry. Some visitors on Fahan Street The first few months after British soldiers came in August 1969 was the honeymoon period, but when they started raiding and backing up the RUC any relationship there quickly faded away. The BritishContinue reading “Free Derry Memories- Jimmy Toye”
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Trust Voices: Jean Hegarty
On my return to Derry after 27 years in Canada I realised I didn’t know enough about the conflict in general and Bloody Sunday in particular. Despite my distance from home and the fact I was fortunate enough to return home to attend my Kevin’s funeral, my life was still impacted by the Troubles, asContinue reading “Trust Voices: Jean Hegarty”
Interview with Brian Dooley
Brian Dooley is a Friend of the Bloody Sunday Trust. He is Honorary Professor of Practice at the Mitchell Institute, Queen’s University Belfast, Senior Advisor to Human Rights First, Visiting Scholar at University College London and author, @dooley_dooley Describe your early childhood I grew up in a fairly typical south London Irish family. My parents were from KerryContinue reading “Interview with Brian Dooley”
Coronation and Role of Paras April 23
In a statement issued jointly by the Bloody Sunday Trust and the Pat Finucane Centre, Tony Doherty, whose father was murdered on Bloody Sunday said: “We note with disgust that all four battalions of the Parachute Regiment are to take part in Saturday’s coronation of the English King. At a time when so many areContinue reading “Coronation and Role of Paras April 23”
