The Troubles - Wikipedia
WEBIn response to events in Derry, nationalists held protests at RUC bases in Belfast and elsewhere. Some of these led to clashes with the RUC and attacks on RUC bases. In Belfast, loyalists responded by invading nationalist districts, …
Belfast and the Real History of Northern Ireland's Troubles - TIME
WEBNov 11, 2021 · In Belfast, and across the North, nationalists called for protests in response; amid the escalating tensions and paranoia across the city, violent riots soon broke out. Until this point, parts of...
The Northern Ireland Conflict 1968-1998 – An Overview
WEBFeb 9, 2015 · In Belfast, the rioting developed into street fighting between Catholics and Protestants during which an entire Catholic street – Bombay Street – was burned out. The RUC also fired heavy machine gun rounds at the mainly Catholic Divis Towers flat complex killing a young boy.
How the Troubles Began in Northern Ireland | HISTORY
WEBNov 12, 2021 · After mounting tensions between Catholic nationalists and Protestant loyalists, particularly in Belfast and Derry, violence broke out in the late 1960s.
The Troubles | Summary, Causes, & Facts | Britannica
WEB5 days ago · the Troubles, violent sectarian conflict from about 1968 to 1998 in Northern Ireland between the overwhelmingly Protestant unionists (loyalists), who desired the province to remain part of the United Kingdom, and the overwhelmingly Roman Catholic nationalists (republicans), who wanted Northern Ireland …
The Troubles: When Belfast children fled the city - BBC News
WEBAug 30, 2021 · In the early years of the Troubles, as sectarian violence flared across Northern Ireland, thousands of people fled their homes. Some were burnt out, others had windows broken or faced intimidation...
In Belfast, ghosts of bloody Northern Ireland conflict remain - Los ...
WEBApr 16, 2023 · A Belfast landmark, the Europa Hotel claims the dubious distinction of being hit 33 times by bombs — including one that struck even before its doors opened in 1971.
What were the Troubles that ravaged Northern Ireland? - National …
WEBApr 8, 2022 · Soldiers and civilians in Northern Ireland on August 16, 1969, the day after British troops ended the Battle of the Bogside—a conflict that escalated the Troubles and tipped Northern Ireland into...
The bitter fight over the legacy of Northern Ireland’s Troubles
WEBApr 30, 2024 · Belfast’s High Court in February ruled that a key plank — immunity for perpetrators who come forward — broke international human rights law, and struck that part down. Without that incentive ...
The Troubles: When Belfast children fled the city - BBC
WEB30 August 2021. The Troubles. Chaotic scenes like this in August 1971 meant that areas of Belfast became more polarised. By Robin Sheeran. BBC News NI. In the early years of the Troubles, as...