The Maze
Protesters march through central London to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Bloody Sunday where 14 civilians were killed by British Soldiers in 1972. By Siobhán Tracey, Contributor
The Maze is a one-hour program that explores life inside the notorious Maze Prison (also known as H-Block) in Northern Ireland, as former inmates from both communities, as well as former prison officers tell their stories. The opening sequences are of rare early footage of life inside the original Long Kesh prison in which a prison camp atmosphere existed, and Republicans and Loyalists co-existed in relative, though segregated calm. Early narrative sets the scene of life outside the prison: “In the early 1970’s, Northern Ireland was in turmoil; there was open violence on the streets. The Conservative government in London had introduced imprisonment without trial…” The hellish reality of life for those caught up in the violence was encapsulated in republican Brendan Hughes’ des
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Eoghan Harris s claim he was friends with David Ervine complete fantasy David Ervine (left) leader of the Progressive Unionist Party meeting Taoiseach Bertie Ahern in Dublin in 2005. File picture by Niall Carson, Press Association
Former PUP leader Dawn Purvis
A friend and colleague of the late David Ervine has rubbished sacked Sunday Independent columnist Eoghan Harris s claim that he was close to the former Progressive Unionist Party leader.
Mr Harris told RTÉ that he was a close friend of David Ervine and a friend of Gusty Spence and I have very strong views about the Protestant and loyalist working class, and I felt they had been very alienated .
Belfast’s murals brought them together – now their communities could be divided once again Kim Sengupta © Provided by The Independent
Walking along Belfast’s peace lines, Mark Ervine came to a sudden halt, pointed to the wall and warned: “It should be clear that we are now going into enemy territory; it’s dangerous for me, so there’s a need to be very careful”.
The “frontier” between Britain and Ireland was demarcated by the change in the row after row of murals, the intrinsic art form which has charted Northern Ireland’s turbulent politics. The paintings, graphic, often beautiful, portray loyalty and faith, solidarity and revolution, and also acts of violence, death and grief.
Belfast’s murals brought them together – now their communities could be divided once again Kim Sengupta © Provided by The Independent
Walking along Belfast’s peace lines, Mark Ervine came to a sudden halt, pointed to the wall and warned: “It should be clear that we are now going into enemy territory; it’s dangerous for me, so there’s a need to be very careful”.
The “frontier” between Britain and Ireland was demarcated by the change in the row after row of murals, the intrinsic art form which has charted Northern Ireland’s turbulent politics. The paintings, graphic, often beautiful, portray loyalty and faith, solidarity and revolution, and also acts of violence, death and grief.
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