Republican Murals 2010-2019
2010. Springfield Road, Belfast
Portraits of Paddy Butler (38), David
McCafferty (15), Margaret Gargan
(13), John Dougal (16), Fr Noel
Fitzpatrick (40), killed by the British
army on Sunday the 9th July 1972. 'It
is time for the truth.’
Portraits of Paddy Butler (38), David
McCafferty (15), Margaret Gargan
(13), John Dougal (16), Fr Noel
Fitzpatrick (40), killed by the British
army on Sunday the 9th July 1972. 'It
is time for the truth.’
2011. Upper Irish Street, Armagh
Mythological Queen Macha, after
whom the city of Armagh (Ard Macha,
Macha's high place) is named, along
with a Celtic warrior.
Mythological Queen Macha, after
whom the city of Armagh (Ard Macha,
Macha's high place) is named, along
with a Celtic warrior.
2012. Clondara Street, Belfast
James Connolly, executed for his part in the Easter Rising, 1916, along with his daughter Nora. The mural is within metres of where the Connolly family lived at the time.
James Connolly, executed for his part in the Easter Rising, 1916, along with his daughter Nora. The mural is within metres of where the Connolly family lived at the time.
2013. Northumberland Street, Belfast
Portrait of Nelson Mandela, former President of South Africa and former political prisoner.
Portrait of Nelson Mandela, former President of South Africa and former political prisoner.
2014. Divis Street, Belfast
Support for Palestinians in Gaza at the receiving end of the Israeli Defence Force bombardment, 'Operation Protective Edge.'
Support for Palestinians in Gaza at the receiving end of the Israeli Defence Force bombardment, 'Operation Protective Edge.'
2015. Beechmount Avenue, Belfast
As the refugee crisis unfolded in the Middle East and southern and eastern Europe, this mural explained the root causes of that crisis.
As the refugee crisis unfolded in the Middle East and southern and eastern Europe, this mural explained the root causes of that crisis.
2016 Divis Street, Belfast
Celebration of involvement of Cumann na mBan members Nora and Ina Connolly and other women in the Easter Rising of 1916, part of a larger mural painted on the centenary of the Rising.
Celebration of involvement of Cumann na mBan members Nora and Ina Connolly and other women in the Easter Rising of 1916, part of a larger mural painted on the centenary of the Rising.
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2017. Divis Street, Belfast
On the eve of the pro-independence referendum in Catalonia in October 2017, Irish support for Catalan independence. Hands in the colours of the Irish tricolour and the Catalan independence flag.
2018. Rathkeele Way, Derry Portrait of George McBrearty, killed along with fellow IRA man Charles Maguire in a shoot-out with British soldiers on May 28,, 1981. In the background, a portrait of Mickey Devine, who died on hunger strike August 20, 1981. |
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2019. Divis Street, BelfastSaudi Arabia intervened in the civil war in Yemen on the side of the government facing an insurgency for Houthi separatists. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud used rockets and other weapons supplied, among others, by the US and the UK.
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