Northern Ireland 1969: Generally accepted as the start of the modern Troubles - Some of the key moments in pictures
By Michael Cousins
Published 31st Jan 2023, 10:58 BST
A look back through the archive to 1969
Pictures from Getty
5. Irish politician John Hume addresses a Catholic meeting at the Celtic Park football ground in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, before a parade by the Protestant Apprentice Boys of Derry, 10th August 1969. (Photo by Gary Weaser/Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
John Hume addresses a Catholic meeting at the Celtic Park football ground in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, before a parade by the Protestant Apprentice Boys of Derry, 10th August 1969. (Photo by Gary Weaser/Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Photo: Gary Weaser
6. British troops stand between burnt-out vehicles, including a doubledecker bus, following unrest between Protestants and Roman Catholics in the Falls Road area of Belfast, Northern Ireland, 17th August 1969. (Photo by Gary Weaser/Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
British troops stand between burnt-out vehicles, including a doubledecker bus, following unrest between Protestants and Roman Catholics in the Falls Road area of Belfast, Northern Ireland, 17th August 1969. (Photo by Gary Weaser/Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Photo: Keystone
7. British Army Soldiers in riot gear during civil unrest in Northern Ireland, 1969. (Photo by Stan Meagher/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
British Army Soldiers in riot gear during civil unrest in Northern Ireland, 1969. (Photo by Stan Meagher/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Photo: Stan Meagher
8. Rioting on the streets around the Falls–Shankill interface after Fianna member Gerald McAuley is shot dead by a loyalist sniper, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 15th August 1969. (Photo by William Lovelace/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Rioting on the streets around the FallsShankill interface after Fianna member Gerald McAuley is shot dead by a loyalist sniper, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 15th August 1969. (Photo by William Lovelace/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Photo: William Lovelace