Bloody Sunday (1972)

The City of Derry was widely regarded by many Catholics and Irish nationalists in Northern Ireland as emblematic of what they described as "fifty years of Unionist misrule". Although the city had a nationalist majority, gerrymandering ensured that elections to the City Corporation consistently returned a unionist majority. Derry was also perceived to have been deprived of public investment: motorways were not extended to the city, a new university was established in the smaller (Protestant-majority) town of Coleraine rather than in Derry (see University for Derry Committee), and the city's housing stock was generally in poor condition. As a result, Derry became a major focus of the civil rights campaign led by organisations such as the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association (NICRA) in the late 1960s. It was the scene of the major riot known as the Battle of the Bogside in August 1969, which prompted the Northern Ireland administration to request military support. Although many Catholics initially welcomed the British Army as a neutral force – in contrast to the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC), which was widely regarded as a sectarian police force – relations deteriorated rapidly. In response to rising levels of violence across Northern Ireland, internment without trial was introduced on 9 August 1971. Disorder broke out across the region following its introduction, and 21 people were killed in three days of violence. In Belfast, soldiers of the Parachute Regiment shot dead 11 civilians in what became known as the Ballymurphy massacre. On 10 August, Bombardier Paul Challenor became the first soldier to be killed by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (Provisional IRA) in Derry, when he was shot by a sniper in the Creggan housing estate. A month after internment was introduced, a British soldier shot dead a 14-year-old Catholic schoolgirl, Annette McGavigan, in Derry. Two months later, Kathleen Thompson, a 47-year-old mother of six, was shot dead in her back garden in Derry by the British Army. IRA activity also increased across Northern Ireland, with 30 British soldiers killed in the remaining months of 1971, compared with 10 in the period before internment. At least 1,332 rounds were fired at the British Army, which also faced 211 explosions and 180 nail bombs, By the end of 1971, 29 barricades were in place to prevent access to what became known as Free Derry, 16 of which were impassable even to the British Army's one-ton armoured vehicles. Four days later, in defiance of the ban, an anti-internment march was held at Magilligan strand, near Derry. Protesters marched towards an internment camp but were stopped by soldiers of the Parachute Regiment. When some protesters threw stones and attempted to move around the barbed wire, paratroopers drove them back by firing rubber bullets at close range and making baton charges. Several protesters were badly beaten, and some paratroopers had to be physically restrained by their own officers. Allegations of brutality were widely reported on television and in the press, and some within the British Army believed that excessive force had been used. NICRA planned to hold another anti‑internment march in Derry on 30 January. The authorities permitted it to proceed within the Bogside but ordered that it be prevented from reaching Guildhall Square, as intended by the organisers, to avoid rioting. Major General Robert Ford, then Commander of Land Forces in Northern Ireland, directed that the 1st Battalion, Parachute Regiment (1 Para), should be deployed to Derry to arrest rioters. The arrest operation was codenamed "Operation Forecast". The Saville Report later criticised Ford for selecting the Parachute Regiment, noting that it had "a reputation for using excessive physical violence". March organiser and MP Ivan Cooper had been assured beforehand that no armed IRA members would be near the march, although Tony Geraghty wrote that some of the stewards were probably IRA members. ==Events of the day==

The paratroopers arrived in Derry on the morning of the march and took up positions. Brigadier Pat MacLellan was the operational commander and issued orders from Ebrington Barracks. He gave orders to Lieutenant Colonel Derek Wilford, commander of 1 Para, who in turn gave orders to Major Ted Loden, the officer commanding the company that would launch the arrest operation. The protesters planned to march from Bishop's Field, in the Creggan housing estate, to the Guildhall in the city centre, where they intended to hold a rally. The march set off at about 2:45pm. There were 10,000–15,000 people on the march, with many joining along the route. Lord Widgery, in his now‑discredited tribunal, claimed that there were only 3,000 to 5,000. The march proceeded along William Street but, as it neared the city centre, its path was blocked by British Army barriers. The organisers redirected the march down Rossville Street, intending to hold the rally at Free Derry Corner instead. However, some participants broke away and began throwing stones at soldiers manning the barriers. The soldiers responded by firing rubber bullets, CS gas, and water cannon. Such clashes between soldiers and youths were common, and observers reported that the rioting was no more violent than usual. Some of the crowd saw paratroopers occupying a derelict three‑storey building overlooking William Street and began throwing stones at the windows. At about 3:55pm, these paratroopers opened fire. The civilians Damien Donaghy and John Johnston were shot and wounded while standing on waste ground opposite the building. These were the first shots fired. The soldiers claimed that Donaghy was holding a black cylindrical object, but the Saville Inquiry concluded that all of those shot were unarmed. At 4:07 pm, the paratroopers were ordered by brigade command to arrest rioters. At approximately 4:09 pm, paratroopers in armoured vehicles from Barrier 12 drove into the Bogside and were photographed on waste ground off Rossville Street at 4:10 pm. They were followed at about 4:11 pm by colleagues from a different company, who entered through Barrier 14 on foot and in armoured vehicles. People were chased down Rossville Street and further into the Bogside. Two people were knocked down by the vehicles. MacLellan's order that only one company of paratroopers be sent, on foot, through the barriers, and that they should not chase people down Rossville Street, was disobeyed by Wilford. This resulted in no separation between rioters and peaceful marchers. Paratroopers opened fire with baton rounds immediately upon disembarking from two APCs in front of Rossville Flats. There were numerous claims of paratroopers beating people, striking them with rifle butts, firing rubber bullets at close range, making threats to kill, and hurling abuse. The Saville Report agreed that soldiers "used excessive force when arresting people […] as well as seriously assaulting them for no good reason while in their custody". A large group of civilians fled, or were chased, into the car park of Rossville Flats. This area resembled a courtyard, surrounded on three sides by high‑rise flats. Soldiers opened fire with live ammunition, killing one civilian and wounding six others. The fatality, Jackie Duddy, was running alongside a priest, Edward Daly, when he was shot in the back. One group of paratroopers took up position at a low wall on the right-hand side of Rossville Street about in front of a rubble barricade that stretched across the street. There were people at the barricade, and some were throwing stones at the soldiers, but they were not close enough to hit them. The soldiers fired at the barricade, killing six and wounding a seventh. Another group of civilians fled into the car park of Glenfada Park, which was also surrounded by flats. Here, soldiers fired at people across the car park, about away. Two civilians were killed, and at least four others wounded. The Saville Report states that it is probable that at least one soldier fired randomly at the crowd from the hip. The paratroopers moved through the car park and out the other side. Some soldiers went to the south‑west corner, where they shot dead two civilians. Others went to the south‑east corner and shot four more civilians, killing two. About 10 minutes elapsed between the time soldiers entered the Bogside and the time the last civilian was shot. More than 100 rounds were fired by the soldiers. No warnings were given before they opened fire. Some of those shot received first aid from civilian volunteers, either at the scene or after being carried into nearby homes. The wounded were then driven to hospital, either in civilian cars or in ambulances. The first ambulances arrived at 4:28 pm. The three boys killed at the rubble barricade were taken to hospital by paratroopers. Witnesses said that paratroopers lifted the bodies by the hands and feet, and dumped them in the back of their armoured personnel carrier as if they were "pieces of meat". The Saville Report agreed that this was an "accurate description of what happened", adding that the paratroopers "might well have felt themselves at risk, but in our view this does not excuse them". Casualties In all, 26 people were shot by the paratroopers; take deliberate aim at the youth as he ran. Widgery acknowledged that a photograph taken seconds after Gilmour was hit corroborated witness reports that he was unarmed. Nash and the next two victims listed were shot towards the western side of the rubble barricade. 'Soldier P' was responsible for at least one of these three deaths, although 'Soldier J' and 'Soldier E' cannot be ruled out as having taken the life of one each. • John Young, age 17. Shot in the face at the rubble barricade, apparently while crouching and going to the aid of William Nash. • William McKinney, age 26. Shot in the back as he attempted to flee through Glenfada Park courtyard. The Saville Inquiry concluded that he was more than likely shot by 'Soldier F' or 'Soldier H'. • Patrick Doherty, age 31. Shot from behind while attempting to crawl to safety in the forecourt of Rossville Flats. The Saville Inquiry concluded that he was shot by 'Soldier F', who came out of Glenfada Park. • Bernard "Barney" McGuigan, age 41. Shot in the back of the head when he walked out from cover to help Patrick Doherty. He had been waving a white handkerchief to indicate his peaceful intentions. Johnston was not on the march, but on his way to visit a friend in Glenfada Park. He died on 16 June 1972; his death has been attributed to the injuries he received on the day. He was the only fatality not to die immediately, or soon after being shot. ==Aftermath==

Thirteen people were shot and killed, with another wounded man dying subsequently – his family believe from injuries suffered that day. Apart from the soldiers, all eyewitnesses maintain that soldiers fired into an unarmed crowd, or were aiming at fleeing people, and those helping the wounded. No British soldier was wounded by gunfire or bombs, nor were any bullets or nail bombs recovered to support their claims. Bernadette Devlin, the independent Irish socialist republican Member of Parliament (MP) for Mid Ulster, slapped Maudling for his comments, and was temporarily suspended from parliament. Having been "an eye-witness to the events of the previous day", Devlin was infuriated that the Speaker of the House of Commons, Selwyn Lloyd, repeatedly denied her the opportunity to speak about it in parliament, although a number of MPs argued that it was critical her evidence be heard. On Wednesday 2 February 1972, tens of thousands attended the funerals of 11 of the victims. Memorial services were held in Catholic and Protestant churches, as well as synagogues, throughout the Republic, while schools closed, and public transport stopped running. Large crowds had besieged the chancery of the British embassy on Merrion Square in Dublin, and embassy staff had been evacuated. That Wednesday, tens of thousands of protesters marched to the chancery, and 13 symbolic coffins were placed outside the entrance. The Union Jack was burnt, and the building was attacked with stones and petrol bombs. The outnumbered Gardaí tried to push back the crowd, but the building was burnt down. Anglo-Irish relations reached one of their lowest points, with the Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs, Patrick Hillery, going to the United Nations Security Council to demand the involvement of a UN peacekeeping force in the Northern Ireland conflict. Kieran Conway, the head of the IRA's intelligence-gathering department for a period in the 1970s, stated in his memoir that after the massacre, the IRA Southern Command in Dublin received up to 200 applications from Southern Irish citizens to fight the British. Harold Wilson, then the Leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons, reiterated his belief that a united Ireland was the only possible solution to Northern Ireland's Troubles. William Craig, then Stormont Home Affairs Minister, suggested that the west bank of Derry should be ceded to the Republic of Ireland. On 22 February 1972, the Official IRA attempted to retaliate for Bloody Sunday by detonating a car bomb at Aldershot military barracks, headquarters of 16th Parachute Brigade, killing seven ancillary staff. Two Protestant civilians were shot dead, and others wounded, by the paratroopers, who claimed they were returning fire at loyalist gunmen. This sparked angry demonstrations by local Protestants, and the UDA declared: "Never has Ulster witnessed such licensed sadists and such blatant liars as the 1st Paras. These gun-happy louts must be removed from the streets". A unit of the British Army's Ulster Defence Regiment refused to carry out duties until 1 Para was withdrawn from the Shankill. At the end of 1972, Wilfordwho was directly in charge of the soldiers involved in Bloody Sunday, and in the Shankill incidentwas appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE). ==Widgery Inquiry==

Two days after Bloody Sunday, the British Parliament adopted a resolution for a tribunal into the shootings, resulting in Prime Minister Edward Heath commissioning the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Widgery, to undertake it. Many witnesses intended to boycott the tribunal, as they lacked faith in Widgery's impartiality, but many were eventually persuaded to take part. Widgery's quickly produced reportcompleted within 10 weeks (on 10 April) and published within 11 weeks (on 19 April)supported the British Army's account of the events of the day. It stated that the soldiers returned fire at gunmen and bomb-throwers. The Saville Inquiry also examined classified documents and found no evidence of such a plan, but added: "It is of course possible for plans to be hatched in secret and kept out of documents". Most witnesses to the event disputed the report's conclusions and regarded it as a whitewash. The slogan, "Widgery washes whiter" – a play on the contemporary advertisement for Daz soap powder – was emblazoned on walls in Derry, crystallising the views of many nationalists about the report. In 1992, British Prime Minister John Major, replying to John Hume's request for a new public inquiry, stated: "The Government made clear in 1974 that those who were killed on 'Bloody Sunday' should be regarded as innocent of any allegation that they were shot whilst handling firearms or explosives". Major was succeeded by Tony Blair. Blair's chief aide, Jonathan Powell, later described Widgery as a "complete and utter whitewash". ==Saville Inquiry==

, home to the Inquiry In 1998, during the latter stages of the Northern Ireland peace process, Prime Minister Blair agreed to hold a public inquiry into Bloody Sunday. The inquiry, chaired by Lord Saville, was established in April 1998. The other judges were John Toohey, a former Justice of the High Court of Australia who had worked on Aboriginal issues (he replaced New Zealander Sir Edward Somers, who retired from the Inquiry in 2000 for personal reasons), and William Hoyt, former Chief Justice of New Brunswick and member of the Canadian Judicial Council. The inquiry heard testimony at the Guildhall in Derry from March 2000 until November 2004. Colonel Wilford expressed anger at the decision to hold the inquiry, and said he was proud of his actions on Bloody Sunday. Two years later, in 2000, Wilford said: "There might have been things wrong in the sense that some innocent people, people who were not carrying a weapon, were wounded or even killed. But that was not done as a deliberate malicious act. It was done as an act of war." In 2007, General (then Captain) Sir Mike Jackson, adjutant of 1 Para on Bloody Sunday, said: "I have no doubt that innocent people were shot." This was in contrast to his insistence, for more than 30 years, that those killed had not been innocent. One former paratrooper testified that a lieutenant told them the night before Bloody Sunday: "Let's teach these buggers a lesson – we want some kills tomorrow". He said he did not see anyone with a weapon, nor hear any explosions, and claimed that some fellow soldiers were thrilled and shooting out of bravado or frustration. Many observers allege that the Ministry of Defence (MoD) acted in a way that impeded the inquiry. Over 1,000 Army photographs, and original Army helicopter video footage, were never made available. Furthermore, guns used by the soldiers on Bloody Sunday, which could have been evidence in the inquiry, were lost by the MoD. The MoD claimed all the guns had been destroyed, but some were later recovered in various locations (such as Sierra Leone and Beirut), despite the obstruction. By the time the inquiry had retired to write up its findings, it had interviewed over 900 witnesses over seven years, making it the biggest investigation in British legal history. The inquiry was expected to report in late 2009, but was delayed until after the 2010 general election. Report The report of the inquiry was published on 15 June 2010. It concluded: "The firing by soldiers of 1 PARA on Bloody Sunday caused the deaths of 13 people and injury to a similar number, none of whom was posing a threat of causing death or serious injury." It stated that British paratroopers "lost control", shooting fleeing civilians, and those who tried to help the wounded. Contrary to the soldiers' claims, the report concluded that the victims were unarmed, and that no nail bombs or petrol bombs were thrown. "None of them fired in response to attacks or threatened attacks by nail or petrol bombers." The report stated that soldiers lied to hide their acts. The inquiry also concluded that an Official IRA member fired a handgun at a British APC from behind a gable wall near Rossville Flats, but there is no evidence the soldiers noticed this. The IRA member said he fired three rounds in anger after seeing civilians shot. He was seen by Father Edward Daly and others, who shouted at him to stop. Martin McGuinness, a senior member of Sinn Féin and later the deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland, stated in his testimony that he was second-in-command of the Provisional IRA Derry Brigade, and was at the march. Findings regarding the soldiers in charge: • Lieutenant Colonel Derek Wilford: Commander of 1 Para, and directly responsible for the arrest operation. Found to have "deliberately disobeyed" his superior, Brigadier Patrick MacLellan, by sending Support Company into the Bogside (and without informing MacLellan). Cleared of sinister actions for compiling the "Loden List of Engagements". This was a brief account of what soldiers told Major Loden about why they had fired. The list played a role in the Army's initial explanations. It did not include soldiers' names. Jackson told the inquiry it was simply a record of shots fired, not an investigative document. While the inquiry found the compiling of the list was "far from ideal", it accepted Jackson's explanations. • "Soldier F": A lance corporal found responsible for five of the killings on Bloody Sunday. Reporting on the findings of the Saville Inquiry in the House of Commons, British Prime Minister David Cameron said: Cameron added: "You do not defend the British Army by defending the indefensible." He acknowledged that all those who died were unarmed when they were killed, and that a British soldier had fired the first shots at civilians. He also said that this was not premeditated, though "there was no point in trying to soften or equivocate", as "what happened should never, ever have happened". Cameron apologised on behalf of the British Government, saying he was "deeply sorry". A survey by Angus Reid Public Opinion in June 2010 found that 61 per cent of Britons, and 70 per cent of Northern Irish people, agreed with Cameron's apology. Stephen Pollard, a solicitor representing several of the soldiers, said the report had cherry-picked the evidence and did not have justification for its findings. ==Murder charges==

Following the publication of the Saville Report, a murder investigation was begun by the Police Service of Northern Ireland's Legacy Investigation Branch. On 10 November 2015, a 66-year-old former member of the Parachute Regiment, referred to as "Soldier J" in the Saville Report, was arrested for questioning over the deaths of William Nash, Michael McDaid, and John Young. He was released on bail shortly after. On 8 March 2016, a former lance corporal of the Parachute Regiment, previously referred to as "Soldier F", was questioned by police regarding his actions on the day in question. "Soldier F" asserted during the interview that he had no reliable recollections of what happened, and was therefore refusing to answer any questions put to him; however, he added that he was sure he had properly discharged his duties as a soldier on that day. The Saville Inquiry concluded, based on the evidence, that "Soldier F" also killed Michael Kelly, Patrick Doherty, and Barney McGuigan, but evidence from the inquiry was inadmissible to the prosecution, and "the only evidence capable of identifying the soldier who fired the relevant shots came from "Soldier F"'s co-accused, "Soldier G", who is deceased". Relatives of the Bloody Sunday victims expressed dismay that only one soldier would face trial for some of the killings. In September 2020, it was ruled that there would be no charges against any other soldiers. The victims' relatives were supported by Irish nationalist political representatives. "Soldier F" received support from some Ulster loyalists, and from the group Justice for Northern Ireland Veterans. The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) called for former British soldiers to be given immunity from prosecution. Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) leader, and former soldier, Doug Beattie, said that if soldiers "went outside the law, then they have to face the law". In July 2021, the Public Prosecution Service decided it would no longer prosecute "Soldier F" because statements from 1972 were deemed inadmissible as evidence. On 13 July 2021, Social Democratic and Labour Party MP Colum Eastwood revealed the name of "Soldier F" using parliamentary privilege. On 17 July, Village magazine published the identity of "Soldier F", and some photographs of him at the time of the massacre. In March 2022, the High Court overturned the decision not to press charges against "Soldier F", following an appeal by the family of William McKinney, and ordered the Public Prosecution Service to reconsider the case. The PPS attempted to appeal the court's decision to the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, but permission to appeal was refused that September, and the PPS was forced to continue with the prosecution. In October 2022, it was announced that the committal hearing against "Soldier F" would resume on 16 January 2023. On 24 January 2023 , the case against "Soldier F" was resumed at Derry Magistrate's Court. Following an adjournment, the case resumed on 26 May 2023. On 25 August 2023, Judge Ted Magill ruled that five statements given to the Widgery Report implicating "Soldier F" could be used as evidence at trial. In December 2023, an evidentiary hearing was held to decide whether or not to proceed to trial. Judge Magill ruled that "Soldier F" should face trial at Belfast Crown Court. The soldier appeared in court for the first time on 14 June 2024. In December 2024, "Soldier F" pleaded not guilty to two charges of murder, and five of attempted murder, after Judge Mr. Justice Fowler overruled attempts by the soldier's lawyers to have the case dismissed. The trial was scheduled to begin in mid-September 2025. Soldier F murder trial On 15 September 2025, at Belfast Crown Court, the former British paratrooper known as "Soldier F" went on trial for the murder of William McKinney and James Wray, as well as five counts of attempted murder (regarding Patrick O'Donnell, Joseph Friel, Joe Mahon, Michael Quinn, and an unknown person) on Bloody Sunday. The defendant, who was screened from public view by a black curtain, pleaded not guilty to all charges before Judge Patrick Lynch at the non‑jury court. On 23 October, Lynch ruled that "Soldier F" was not guilty and acquitted him of all charges, stating that "evidence presented by the Crown falls way short of standard" to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt. He highlighted how statements from "Soldier H" and "Soldier G" could not be relied upon, as they had both committed perjury at previous legal inquiries, and they potentially had ulterior motives to name "Soldier F" as a participant in their own murderous activities on the day in question. In response to a parliamentary question from Colum Eastwood, it was revealed that the UK Government had spent over £4 million of taxpayers' money defending "Soldier F" from prosecution, much of which related to legal fees, but also included the costs of flights and accommodation for the former paratrooper. ==Impact on Northern Ireland divisions==

When it was first deployed on duty in Northern Ireland during the 1969 Northern Ireland riots, the British Army was welcomed by many Catholics as a neutral force there to protect them from Protestant loyalist mobs, the RUC, and the B-Specials. After Bloody Sunday, many Catholics turned on the British Army, seeing it no longer as their protector but as their enemy. Young nationalists became increasingly attracted to armed republican groups. With the Official IRA and Official Sinn Féin having moved away from mainstream Irish republicanism towards Marxism, the Provisional IRA began to win the support of newly radicalised, disaffected youth. In the following 20 years, the Provisional IRA, and other smaller republican groups such as the Irish National Liberation Army, stepped up their armed campaigns against the state and those seen as being in service to it. With rival paramilitary organisations appearing in both the republican and loyalist communities (such as the UDA, Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF), etc. on the loyalist side), the Troubles cost the lives of thousands of people. In 1979, the Provisional IRA killed 18 British soldiers in the Warrenpoint ambush, most of them paratroopers. This happened the same day the IRA assassinated Lord Mountbatten. Republicans portrayed the attack as belated retaliation for Bloody Sunday, with graffiti declaring: "13 gone and not forgotten, we got 18 and Mountbatten". In 2012, a serving British soldier from Belfast was charged with inciting hatred, due to their use of online social media to post sectarian slurs about the killings, along with banners of the Parachute Regiment. In recent years, Parachute Regiment flags have been erected by some loyalists around the time of the Bloody Sunday anniversaries. In January 2013, shortly before the yearly Bloody Sunday remembrance march, several Parachute Regiment flags were flown in loyalist areas of Derry. The flying of the flags was condemned by nationalist politicians, and by relatives of the Bloody Sunday dead. The MoD also condemned the flying of the flags. The flags were replaced by Union Jacks. Later that year, the Parachute Regiment flag was flown alongside other loyalist flags in other parts of Northern Ireland. In 2014, loyalists erected the flags near the route of a Saint Patrick's Day parade in Cookstown. ==Artistic reaction==

Paul McCartney, who is of Irish descent, and Wings recorded the first song in response only two days after the massacre. The single, entitled "Give Ireland Back to the Irish", was banned by the BBC for its political content. In March 1972, Irish traditional group Paddywagon released "Sunday Bloody Sunday", responding to the incident; it reached number one in the Republic of Ireland. The 1972 John Lennon album Some Time in New York City features a song entitled "Sunday Bloody Sunday", inspired by the incident, as well as the song "The Luck of the Irish", which dealt more with the Irish conflict in general. Lennon, who was of Irish descent, also spoke at a protest in New York in support of the victims and families of Bloody Sunday. Irish poet Thomas Kinsella's 1972 poem ''Butcher's Dozen'' is a satirical and angry response to the Widgery Tribunal and the events of Bloody Sunday. Black Sabbath's Geezer Butler (also of Irish descent) wrote the lyrics to the Black Sabbath song "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" on the album of the same name in 1973. Butler stated: "…the Sunday Bloody Sunday thing had just happened in Ireland, when the British troops opened fire on the Irish demonstrators… So I came up with the title 'Sabbath Bloody Sabbath', and sort of put it in how the band was feeling at the time, getting away from management, mixed with the state Ireland was in." The Roy Harper song "All Ireland", from the album Lifemask, written in the days following the incident, is critical of the military but takes a long-term view with regard to a solution. In Harper's book (The Passions of Great Fortune), his comment on the song ends "…there must always be some hope that the children of 'Bloody Sunday', on both sides, can grow into some wisdom". Brian Friel's 1973 play The Freedom of the City deals with the incident from the viewpoint of three civilians. The Irish rock band U2 commemorated the incident in their 1983 protest song "Sunday Bloody Sunday". Christy Moore's song "Minds Locked Shut", on the 1996 album Graffiti Tongue is about the events of the day and names the dead civilians. The events of the day have been dramatised in two 2002 television films: Bloody Sunday (starring James Nesbitt) and Sunday by Jimmy McGovern. Willie Doherty, a Derry-born artist, has amassed a large body of work addressing the Troubles in Northern Ireland. 30 January 1972 deals specifically with the events of Bloody Sunday. The writer, journalist Richard Norton-Taylor, distilled four years of evidence into two hours of stage performance at the Tricycle Theatre. The play received glowing reviews in all the British broadsheets, including The Times: "The Tricycle's latest recreation of a major inquiry is its most devastating"; The Daily Telegraph: "I can't praise this enthralling production too highly… exceptionally gripping courtroom drama"; and The Independent: "A necessary triumph". In October 2010, T with the Maggies released the song "Domhnach na Fola" (Irish for "Bloody Sunday"), written by Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, Moya Brennan, Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill, and Maighread Ní Dhomhnaill on their T with the Maggies album. ==Notes==