On This Day: March 24, 1972
The UK government suspended the Northern Ireland Parliament and imposed direct rule from Westminster due to rising unrest during The Troubles.
In the UK charts: Heart of Gold by Neil Young was at No. 24.
#OnThisDay #NorthernIreland #DirectRule #NeilYoung #HeartOfGold
The UK government suspended the Northern Ireland Parliament and imposed direct rule from Westminster due to rising unrest during The Troubles.
In the UK charts: Heart of Gold by Neil Young was at No. 24.
#OnThisDay #NorthernIreland #DirectRule #NeilYoung #HeartOfGold
Neil Young - Heart of Gold (Live) [Harvest 50th Anniversary Edition] (Official Music Video)
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March 24, 2025 at 6:18 AM
On This Day: March 24, 1972
The UK government suspended the Northern Ireland Parliament and imposed direct rule from Westminster due to rising unrest during The Troubles.
In the UK charts: Heart of Gold by Neil Young was at No. 24.
#OnThisDay #NorthernIreland #DirectRule #NeilYoung #HeartOfGold
The UK government suspended the Northern Ireland Parliament and imposed direct rule from Westminster due to rising unrest during The Troubles.
In the UK charts: Heart of Gold by Neil Young was at No. 24.
#OnThisDay #NorthernIreland #DirectRule #NeilYoung #HeartOfGold
#Drumcree is indeed an echo of the dark past. Residents have asked for an #InternationalMediator. This echoes 1969. The #OutspanBrigade are being used to collapse the power sharing agreement and return to #DirectRule (1912). This would effectively end #IrishUnity
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Absence of violence in Drumcree does not make standoff any less significant
Row comes amid rising division and a tendency towards cynical political posturing in Northern Ireland
www.theguardian.com
September 28, 2026 at 8:52 PM
#Drumcree is indeed an echo of the dark past. Residents have asked for an #InternationalMediator. This echoes 1969. The #OutspanBrigade are being used to collapse the power sharing agreement and return to #DirectRule (1912). This would effectively end #IrishUnity
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
November 21, 2024 at 11:11 PM