The Battle of Bogside

I was talking to my Dad about my work and he recommended a BBC documentary for me to watch about ‘The Battle of the Bogside” which tells the story of the first major conflict that many say was the start of the Troubles. These are my notes/a summary of the documentary: Summary: August 1969; The …

IRA vs UDA

There’s no bigger debate in N.I. regarding The Troubles than the “which side was worse” argument. IRA vs UDA (aka Catholic vs Protestant.. can you see a common theme in my research?) In actual fact, both sides inflicted major damage to each community, and it’s rather pointless to bicker over who was ‘worse’ and what …

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