Bloody Sunday : the aftermaths of a tragic day

On Sunday, 30 January 1972, in an event known as Bloody Sunday or the Bogside Massacre, British soldiers of the Parachute Regiment opened fire on a crowd of peaceful and unarmed Catholic demonstrators. These Northern Irish civilians were marching in the streets of (London)Derry, in the Bogside area, against the internment law that had come into effect in 1971. This march, like many others, was for their civil rights to be respected. The slaughter ended with 28 casualties, amongst whom fourteen died. This tragic day happened during the period of the Troubles striking mainly Northern Ireland between 1960 and 1998. This dissertation is about Bloody Sunday and its aftermaths. My purpose is to review the events that led to this tragic day and what came next. Given the context of Brexit, I could not resist talking about how this project could affect Northern Ireland. History has not spared Ireland, which has gone through many blood-stained episodes throughout the centuries. Conflicts, whether about religion or independence, often affected Irish people’s lives. As a result, analysing the current delay in the Brexit case caused by the Northern Irish situation seems logical. This political stalemate has been troubling politicians for some time. They need to find a solution that would help them avoid the return of a hard border between the two parts of Ireland. Northern Ireland cannot forget the past and all the traumas that are still affecting its citizens at present time. How will the situation be handled? What measures will be taken to make sure that the North will never undergo a terrible period filled with conflicts, wars and violence again? These are several topics that I want to approach in this essay. “And the battle’s just begun, there’s many lost, but tell me who has won. The trench is dug within our hearts, and mother, children, brothers, sisters torn apart.” Sunday, Bloody Sunday by U2.