#the-troubles

#the-troubles

Mr Moloney passed away in New York City on Friday, where he had been living and working, after a brief illness. He was 77. The award-winning journalist, author and film-maker was best known for his coverage of the Troubles, and the activities of the Provisional IRA. He was the director of Boston College's Belfast Project, which collected oral interviews with republican and loyalist militants who had been active during the Troubles.

A Sunday in January 1972 marked one of the blackest days of the Troubles. On the penultimate day of the month, thousands of civil rights demonstrators took to the streets of Derry. The protest had been banned by the Stormont government and there was a heavy presence of soldiers and ­police officers. After skirmishes between ­local youths and the British army - soldiers moved in to make arrests. Shortly ­afterwards, members of the Parachute Regiment began to open fire.