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Events To Mark 50th Anniversary Of Bloody Sunday Taking Place In Derry This Weekend

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09:41 29 Jan 2022


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Events to mark the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday are taking place in Derry this weekend.

The former leader of Britain's Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, will give a lecture there today - and Taoiseach Micheál Martin will attend an event tomorrow morning.

It's to commemorate 13 people being shot dead by British soldiers at a civil rights march on January 30th, 1972.

Tony Doherty's father, Patrick, was one of the victims - and says the tragedy has stayed with him all his life:

"In some senses, it does actually feel like yesterday. I was 9 when Bloody Sunday happened. And I've just recently turned 59. So, the event .of Bloody Sunday has been with me for the greater part of my life. It's not necessarily a thing that I seek to own as such but I do recognise that it's there and it is a part of my life."


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