10 August - Three children die when are hit by a car whose driver, an
IRA fugitive named Danny Lennon, is fatally shot by British troops. A witness,
Betty Williams, is inspired to set up Women for Peace.[1]
14 August - 10,000 Protestant and Catholic women demonstrate for peace in
Northern Ireland.
14 September -
Kieran Nugent is first IRA man to be admitted to the Maze Prison without Special Category Status. He becomes the first blanketman.[2]
10 August - Three children die when are hit by a car whose driver, an
IRA fugitive named Danny Lennon, is fatally shot by British troops. A witness,
Betty Williams, is inspired to set up Women for Peace.[1]
14 August - 10,000 Protestant and Catholic women demonstrate for peace in
Northern Ireland.
14 September -
Kieran Nugent is first IRA man to be admitted to the Maze Prison without Special Category Status. He becomes the first blanketman.[2]