The focus of the group has mostly remained the same, which is that the whole of Ireland should be an independent republic free from British rule.
Source: Photographer: Colman Doyle took during the time of the ‘Troubles’ in West Belfast 1970s
Click below to access a Canvas story produced by the BBC. It includes mixed media in telling the story of the Northern Ireland troubles.
"The 30-year conflict in Northern Ireland was known as the Troubles. There had been violence and division for decades, but the late 1960s brought it to a new level. To understand what led to that, it is worth looking at what life had been like. Northern Ireland was founded in 1921. Before that, all of Ireland had been part of the United Kingdom. "
The murder of the British royal and World War II hero signaled a dark period ahead for relations between England and Northern Ireland.
