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This weekend will be an extremely poignant one in the city and in the village of Claudy as families and communities gather to remember those who died in the Claudy massacre and Operation Motorman. Sunday, July 31 marks the 50th anniversary of both ...

29 Jul 2022 at 11:33

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No way the British army was going to be able to control the 'Free Derry'

Reflecting on Operation Motorman half a century on, civil rights, activist Eamonn McCann was adamant it had been strategic defeat for the British army. “Even if, on the morning afterwards, it might have appeared to have been a triumph for the ...

30 Jul 2022 at 22:33

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Poignant day of commemorations

Sunday will be an extremely poignant one in the city and in the village of Claudy as families and communities gather to remember those who died in the Claudy massacre and Operation Motorman. Today (July 31) marks the 50th anniversary of both ...

31 Jul 2022 at 11:33

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WATCH: Mitchel McLaughlin discusses 'Free Derry'

On the 50th anniversary of Operation Motorman, former Sinn Féin national party chairperson and Derry City councillor, Mitchel McLaughlin, discussed the concept of 'Free Derry'. Mitchel spoke to Derry Now about possible reasons why other ...

31 Jul 2022 at 13:33

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Legacy body to investigate British Army killing of teenage IRA member in 1972

A new body tasked with investigating outstanding cases from the Northern Ireland Troubles is to look at the death of a teenage IRA member who was killed by the British Army in 1972. The Independent Commission for Reconciliation and ...

11 Nov 2024 at 20:03

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PSNI investigating Scots Guards Motorman 50 Reunion

An Operation Motorman 50 Reunion held by the Scots Guards has been referred to the PSNI for investigation. The reunion, which took place in the Scots Guards Club on Saturday, July 30, 2022, was advertised in the June 2022 edition ...

01 Aug 2022 at 14:33

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PPS urged to 'think hard' about victims' families

Relatives of a Derry teenager shot and killed by a British soldier over 50 years ago has urged the Public Prosecution Service (PPS) to “think hard” about what it was doing to victim’s families. The soldier acussed of shooting ...

28 Sept 2023 at 12:33

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BREAKING: Daniel Hegarty Soldier B case judicial review granted

The family of the late Daniel Hegarty (15) has welcomed the decision to grant a Judicial Review of their brother's case. The Judicial Review will take place on January 12, 2023. Daniel Hegarty was one of two people shot dead ...

19 Oct 2022 at 12:33

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Seamus Bradley tortured after he was shot by British army

During Operation Motorman in Derry the British army shot dead two young men, Seamus Bradley (19) and Daniel Hegarty (15). Two others were critically wounded. The Bradley family believe Seamus was wounded by British army ...

30 Jul 2022 at 20:33

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Brandywell explosions first indication of Motorman

Local author, Eamonn Lynch, was born and grew up in Bishop Street, where his family owned a pub. At the time of Operation Motorman, Eamonn was 19 years old. Reflecting on the “incursion”, he vividly recalled the ...

30 Jul 2022 at 20:33

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WATCH: Eamonn McCann describes outrage of political establishment at 'Free Derry'

On the 50th anniversary of Operation Motorman, civil rights activist, Eamonn McCann described the outrage of the British political and military establishment at the very notion of 'Free Derry'. Eamonn said ...

31 Jul 2022 at 15:33

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Hegarty family: 'Behaviour of PPS crass maladministration'

The family of Daniel Hegarty (15), who was murdered by a British soldier during Operation Motorman in Derry on July 31, 1972, said they learned of the death from the Public Prosecution Service (PPS). ...

26 Sept 2023 at 15:33

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