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Today is the 54th anniversary of Bloody Sunday

Today is the 54th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, when British troops opened fire on a civil rights...

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07.30 30 Jan 2026


Today is the 54th anniversary of Bloody Sunday


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07.30 30 Jan 2026


Today is the 54th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, when British troops opened fire on a civil rights march in Derry, killing 14 unarmed civilians. To this day, none of them have ever served a day in prison. All these decades on, the trauma of their bereavement, as well as the lack of justice, has left many family members of those killed struggling with their mental health.

That report by James Wilson was supported by the Rosalynn Carter Fellowship for Mental Health Journalism in the Republic of Ireland, in partnership with Shine.


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