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Thirteen people were killed in the shootings in January 1972 and 15 others were injured.
The Celtic metal band Cruachan addressed the incident in a song "Bloody Sunday" from their 2002 album Folk-Lore. [164] Willie Doherty, a Derry-born artist, has amassed a large body of work which addresses the troubles in Northern Ireland. "30 January 1972" deals specifically with the events of Bloody Sunday. [161]
Victim of Bloody Sunday massacre Gerard Vincent Donaghy (20 February 1954 – 30 January 1972), sometimes transcribed as Gerald Donaghey , was a native of the Bogside , Derry who was killed by members of the 1st Battalion, Parachute Regiment on Bloody Sunday in Derry, Northern Ireland .
A total of 13 civil rights protesters were shot dead by British soldiers in Londonderry on January 30 1972.
Bloody Sunday had a massive and negative impact on the Northern Irish conflict. Support for the IRA rose, and hatred for the Army became widespread amongst the Catholic community. The IRA and other republican paramilitaries used the events to justify a campaign against the British Army and other agents of the British state including the police ...
A former soldier accused of two murders on Bloody Sunday has pleaded not guilty as he was formally returned for trial after an attempt to get the case thrown out was refused.
Colonel Derek Wilford OBE (16 February 1933 – 24 November 2023) was a British Army officer who commanded the 1st Battalion, Parachute Regiment.. In Derry, [1] Northern Ireland on Bloody Sunday he was in command when soldiers within his battalion shot 26 unarmed civilian protesters, killing 13 of them.
Families of those killed on Bloody Sunday have vowed they will continue to fight for justice ahead of the 50th anniversary of one of the darkest days in Northern Ireland’s history.