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A boxer, and former Provisional IRA returns home from a 14-year stint in prison at the age of 32. Weary of the unbroken cycle of violence in Northern Ireland, he attempts to settle down and live in peace. He starts up a non-sectarian boxing club for boys in an old gymnasium. [68] 1997 The General: John Boorman: Brendan Gleeson
Original IRA (the "old IRA") – fought in the War of Independence 1919–1921 That part of the IRA that accepted the compromise of the 1921 treaty which established the Irish Free State and that became the initial Free State government.
Dailymotion, a French video-sharing website, is founded. [19] 2005 April 23 Companies YouTube opens for video uploads, and the first YouTube video uploaded on April 23, 2005, is titled Me at the zoo. [20] Between March and July 2006, YouTube grows from 30 to 100 million views of videos per day. 2006 May 14 Companies
Below is an incomplete list of feature films, television films or TV series which include events of The Troubles and the Dissident Irish republican campaign.This list does not include documentaries, short films.
In March 2010 YouTube began free streaming of certain content, including 60 cricket matches of the Indian Premier League. According to YouTube, this was the first worldwide free online broadcast of a major sporting event. [96]
A Prayer for the Dying is a 1987 thriller film about a former IRA member trying to escape his past. The film was directed by Mike Hodges, and stars Mickey Rourke, Liam Neeson, Bob Hoskins, and Alan Bates.
The Provisional Irish Republican Army (Provisional IRA), officially known as the Irish Republican Army (IRA; Irish: Óglaigh na hÉireann) and informally known as the Provos, was an Irish republican paramilitary force that sought to end British rule in Northern Ireland, facilitate Irish reunification and bring about an independent republic encompassing all of Ireland.
Mighty Ira is a 2020 documentary film by Nico Perrino, Aaron Reese, and Chris Maltby. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The film profiles the life and career of Ira Glasser , who was executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) from 1978 to 2001.