Garda Brutality Exposes Right-wing Media and Pathetic USI Leadership

RTE News - Garda Brutality

Finally, the footage which has been doing the rounds online has made it onto the news, showing clearly the brutality of the Gardaí. Eddie McCabe, in an excellent article available here pretty much sums things up. There is also an excellent article at Come here to Me! which put things in historical perspective. To that end, I'm putting up a few pictures from my research into 1960s republicanism to complement the CHTM article.

March 1969 United Irishman

March 69 UI

June 69 UI, The paper used Garda brutality and draconian legislation like the Special Powers act to depict the Southern state as brutal, authoritarian and even fascistic.

March 69 UI, From article 'Defence Tactics for Demonstrators'

Irish Times on Dublin Housing Action June 1968

Interesting interview with Pronsias De Rossa, at the peak of DHAC's popularity. DHAC was one of the most successful of the social agitation campaigns launched by the Republican movement under the Goulding leadership, gaining a large following in Dublin, Cork and Derry.

More information here: Wikipedia and here at Cedar Lounge