Irish Left Archive

#OnThisDay 22nd February 2014, a rally held at the Spire in Dublin on 22nd February 2014 calling for an end to the US military’s use of Shannon Airport and the release of Margaretta D’Arcy, who was imprisoned for her refusal to sign a bond committing not to enter Shannon Airport as part of the campaign

The #SnapshotsOfPoliticalAction project includes documents distributed at the rally.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/demonstration/6173/

#Ireland #History #Politics #Shannon #MargarettaDarcy

#OnThisDay 19th April 2003, a demonstration was held to oppose the invasion of Iraq and the US military’s use of Shannon Airport in Newbridge, Kildare.

Documents distributed by County Kildare Anti-War Group, Socialist Party and Socialist Workers' Party are collected here as part of the #SnapshotsOfPoliticalAction project: https://www.leftarchive.ie/demonstration/6108/

#OTD #SocialistParty #SocialistWorkersParty #Iraq #Shannon #AntiWar