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5th October 1968, a civil rights march in Derry was stopped by the RUC at its starting point in the Waterside and marchers were attacked with batons. The march is often cited as the start of the "Troubles".

https://www.leftarchive.ie/calendar/on-this-day/10/05/#event-5536

On This Day, 5th October

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A black-and-white image of a Derry street with several RUC men with riot shields and various debris. (Taken from a 1988 issue of Socialist Worker.)
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From the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association in 1975: Bill of Rights (Northern Ireland) Act 1975, presented to the people of N. Ireland by N.I.C.R.A.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/4589/

Bill of Rights (Northern Ireland) Act 1975 (1975) — Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association

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"The Path to Marriage Equality in Gay Community News"

Written on the first anniversary of the marriage equality referendum, this series of articles traces same-sex marriage through the pages of Gay Community News, starting in the early 1990s (when homosexuality was still criminalised in Ireland).

https://www.leftarchive.ie/article/1989/

The Path to Marriage Equality in GCN: Part 1

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To mark the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday on 30th January, we spoke to historian Dr. Brian Hanley about the reaction in the Republic of Ireland to the events in Derry in 1972, when British soldiers opened fire on civil rights marchers, killing 14 and injuring several others.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/podcast/35-bloody-sunday-reactions-in-the-republic-of-ireland/

Episode 35: Bloody Sunday: Reactions in the Republic of Ireland, with Brian Hanley — Irish Left Archive Podcast

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