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Bernadette Devlin McAliskey

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Josephine Bernadette McAliskey (née Devlin; born 23 April 1947), usually known as Bernadette Devlin or Bernadette McAliskey, is an Irish civil rights leader and former politician. [1]

84 relations: Abstentionism, Anarchism, Associated Television, Baby of the House, Battle of the Bogside, Biographical film, Blanket protest, Bloody Sunday (1972), Bloomsbury Publishing, Catholic Church, CBS, Chumbawamba, Civil and political rights, Coalisland, Community development, Conservative Party (UK), Cookstown, County Tyrone, Dafydd Elis-Thomas, Dáil Éireann, Dirty protest, Dublin North-Central (Dáil Éireann constituency), Dungannon, European Parliament, European Parliament election, 1979 (United Kingdom), F. W. S. Craig, George Forrest (Northern Ireland politician), Harold Wilson, HM Prison Maze, Home Secretary, Independent politician, Independent Republican (Ireland), Independent Socialist Party (Ireland), Intensive care medicine, Irish general election, February 1982, Irish general election, November 1982, Irish National Liberation Army, Irish nationality law, Irish Republican Socialist Party, Irish republicanism, ITV (TV network), James Chichester-Clark, James Connolly, John Dunlop (Unionist politician), John Goldschmidt, Les Huckfield, Lisburn, Maiden speech, Member of parliament, Mhairi Black, ..., Mid Ulster (UK Parliament constituency), Mid Ulster by-election, 1969, Migrant worker, Musgrave Park Hospital, Northern Ireland (European Parliament constituency), Northern Ireland general election, 1969, Official Irish Republican Army, Parliament of the United Kingdom, People's Democracy (Ireland), Peter Taylor (journalist), Psychology, Queen's University Belfast, Ray Smallwoods, Róisín McAliskey, Reginald Maudling, Seamus Costello, Selwyn Lloyd, Slap!, Socialism, South Tyrone Empowerment Programme, The Independent, Ticket (election), Ulster Defence Association, Ulster Unionist Party, United Kingdom general election, 1970, United Kingdom general election, 2015, United Kingdom general election, February 1974, United States Department of State, Unity (Northern Ireland), Workers' Party of Ireland, 1981 Irish hunger strike, 2008 Cannes Film Festival, 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment, 60 Minutes. Expand index (34 more) »

Abstentionism

Abstentionism is standing for election to a deliberative assembly while refusing to take up any seats won or otherwise participate in the assembly's business.

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Anarchism

Anarchism is a political philosophy that advocates self-governed societies based on voluntary institutions.

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Associated Television

Associated Television (ATV), a former British television company, was awarded the franchise by the Independent Television Authority (ITA) to provide the Independent Television service at weekends for the London region.

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Baby of the House

Baby of the House is the unofficial title given to the youngest member of a parliamentary house.

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Battle of the Bogside

The Battle of the Bogside was a very large communal riot that took place from 12 to 14 August 1969 in Derry, Northern Ireland.

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Biographical film

A biographical film, or biopic (abbreviation for biographical motion picture), is a film that dramatizes the life of a non-fictional or historically-based person or people.

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Blanket protest

The blanket protest was part of a five-year protest during the Troubles by Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) and Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) prisoners held in the Maze prison (also known as "Long Kesh") in Northern Ireland.

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Bloody Sunday (1972)

Bloody Sunday – sometimes called the Bogside Massacre – was an incident on 30 January 1972 in the Bogside area of Derry, Northern Ireland, when British soldiers shot 28 unarmed civilians during a peaceful protest march against internment.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

Bloomsbury Publishing plc (formerly M.B.N.1 Limited and Bloomsbury Publishing Company Limited) is a British independent, worldwide publishing house of fiction and non-fiction.

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Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with more than 1.299 billion members worldwide.

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CBS

CBS (an initialism of the network's former name, the Columbia Broadcasting System) is an American English language commercial broadcast television network that is a flagship property of CBS Corporation.

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Chumbawamba

Chumbawamba were a British band that formed in 1982 and ended in 2012.

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Civil and political rights

Civil and political rights are a class of rights that protect individuals' freedom from infringement by governments, social organizations, and private individuals.

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Coalisland

Coalisland is a small town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, with a population of 5,700 in 2011.

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Community development

The United Nations defines community development as "a process where community members come together to take collective action and generate solutions to common problems." It is a broad term given to the practices of civic leaders, activists, involved citizens and professionals to improve various aspects of communities, typically aiming to build stronger and more resilient local communities.

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Conservative Party (UK)

The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom.

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Cookstown

Cookstown is a town and townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.

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County Tyrone

County Tyrone is one of the six historic counties of Northern Ireland.

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Dafydd Elis-Thomas

Dafydd Elis-Thomas, Baron Elis-Thomas, PC (born 18 October 1946) is a Welsh politician, representing the Dwyfor Meirionnydd constituency in the National Assembly for Wales.

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Dáil Éireann

Dáil Éireann (lit. Assembly of Ireland) is the lower house, and principal chamber, of the Oireachtas (Irish legislature), which also includes the President of Ireland and Seanad Éireann (the upper house).

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Dirty protest

The dirty protest (also called the no wash protest) was part of a five-year protest during the Troubles by Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) and Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) prisoners held in the Maze Prison (also known as "Long Kesh") and a protest at Armagh Women's Prison in Northern Ireland.

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Dublin North-Central (Dáil Éireann constituency)

Dublin North-Central was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas, from 1948 to 2016.

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Dungannon

Dungannon is a town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.

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European Parliament

The European Parliament (EP) is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union (EU).

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European Parliament election, 1979 (United Kingdom)

The European Assembly Election, 1979, was the first European election to be held in the United Kingdom after the European Communities (EC) decided to directly elect representatives to the European Parliament.

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F. W. S. Craig

Frederick Walter Scott Craig (10 December 1929 – 23 March 1989) was a Scottish psephologist and compiler of the standard reference books covering United Kingdom Parliamentary election results.

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George Forrest (Northern Ireland politician)

George Forrest (26 October 1921 – 10 December 1968) was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland who served as MP for Mid Ulster from 1956 until his death.

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Harold Wilson

James Harold Wilson, Baron Wilson of Rievaulx, (11 March 1916 – 24 May 1995) was a British Labour politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1964 to 1970 and from 1974 to 1976.

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HM Prison Maze

Her Majesty's Prison Maze (previously Long Kesh Detention Centre and known colloquially as the Maze Prison, The Maze, the H Blocks or Long Kesh) was a prison in Northern Ireland that was used to house paramilitary prisoners during the Troubles from mid-1971 to mid-2000.

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Home Secretary

Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Home Department, normally referred to as the Home Secretary, is a senior official as one of the Great Offices of State within Her Majesty's Government and head of the Home Office.

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Independent politician

An independent or nonpartisan politician is an individual politician not affiliated with any political party.

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Independent Republican (Ireland)

Independent Republican was a political title frequently used by Irish republicans when contesting elections in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland since the 1920s.

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Independent Socialist Party (Ireland)

The Independent Socialist Party was a far left political party in Ireland.

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Intensive care medicine

Intensive care medicine, or critical care medicine, is a branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis and management of life-threatening conditions that may require sophisticated life support and monitoring.

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Irish general election, February 1982

The Irish general election of February 1982 was held on 18 February 1982, three weeks after the dissolution of the Dáil on 27 January.

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Irish general election, November 1982

The Irish general election of November 1982 was held on 24 November 1982, three weeks after the dissolution of the Dáil on 4 November.

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Irish National Liberation Army

The Irish National Liberation Army (INLA, Arm Saoirse Náisiúnta na hÉireann) is an Irish republican socialist paramilitary group formed on 10 December 1974, during "the Troubles".

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Irish nationality law

Irish nationality law is contained in the provisions of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Acts 1956 to 2004 and in the relevant provisions of the Irish Constitution.

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Irish Republican Socialist Party

The Irish Republican Socialist Party or IRSP (Páirtí Poblachtach Sóisialach na hÉireann) is a republican socialist party active in Ireland.

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Irish republicanism

Irish republicanism (poblachtánachas Éireannach) is an ideology based on the belief that all of Ireland should be an independent republic.

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ITV (TV network)

ITV is a British commercial TV network.

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James Chichester-Clark

James Dawson Chichester-Clark, Baron Moyola, PC, DL (12 February 1923 – 17 May 2002) was the penultimate Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and eighth leader of the Ulster Unionist Party between 1969 and March 1971.

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James Connolly

James Connolly (Séamas Ó Conghaile; 5 June 1868 – 12 May 1916) was an Irish republican and socialist leader.

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John Dunlop (Unionist politician)

John Dunlop (20 May 1910 – 10 March 1996) was a Unionist politician from Northern Ireland.

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John Goldschmidt

John Goldschmidt (born 1943) is a film director and producer.

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Les Huckfield

Leslie John Huckfield (born 7 April 1942) is a British Labour politician, who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Nuneaton from 1967 to 1983, and as an MEP from 1984 to 1989.

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Lisburn

Lisburn (or; meaning "fort of the stream", probably) is a city in Northern Ireland.

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Maiden speech

A maiden speech is the first speech given by a newly elected or appointed member of a legislature or parliament.

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Member of parliament

A member of parliament (MP) is the representative of the voters to a parliament.

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Mhairi Black

Mhairi Black (born 12 September 1994) is a Scottish politician.

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Mid Ulster (UK Parliament constituency)

Mid Ulster is a parliamentary constituency in the British House of Commons.

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Mid Ulster by-election, 1969

The Mid Ulster by-election was held on 17 April 1969 following the death of George Forrest, the Ulster Unionist Party Member of Parliament for Mid Ulster.

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Migrant worker

A "migrant worker" is a person who either migrates within their home country or outside it to pursue work such as seasonal work.

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Musgrave Park Hospital

Musgrave Park Hospital is a regional specialist hospital, managed by Belfast Health and Social Care Trust in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

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Northern Ireland (European Parliament constituency)

Northern Ireland is a constituency of the European Parliament.

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Northern Ireland general election, 1969

The Northern Ireland general election, 1969 was held on Monday 24 February 1969.

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Official Irish Republican Army

The Official Irish Republican Army or Official IRA (OIRA) was an Irish republican paramilitary group whose goal was to remove Northern Ireland from the United Kingdom and create a "workers' republic" encompassing all of Ireland.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom

The Parliament of the United Kingdom, commonly known as the UK Parliament or British Parliament, is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, the Crown dependencies and overseas territories.

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People's Democracy (Ireland)

People's Democracy (PD) was a political organisation that, while supporting the campaign for civil rights for Northern Ireland's Catholic minority, stated that such rights could only be achieved through the establishment of a socialist republic for all of Ireland.

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Peter Taylor (journalist)

Peter Taylor, is a British journalist and documentary-maker.

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Psychology

Psychology is the science of behavior and mind, including conscious and unconscious phenomena, as well as feeling and thought.

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Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast (informally Queen's or QUB) is a public research university in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

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Ray Smallwoods

Raymond "Ray" Smallwoods (c. 1949 – 11 July 1994) was a Northern Ireland politician and sometime leader of the Ulster Democratic Party.

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Róisín McAliskey

Róisín Elizabeth McAliskey (born 1971) is the daughter of Irish republican activist Bernadette Devlin McAliskey and Michael McAliskey.

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Reginald Maudling

Reginald Maudling (7 March 1917 – 14 February 1979) was a British politician who held several Cabinet posts, including Chancellor of the Exchequer.

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Seamus Costello

Seamus Costello (Séamus Mac Coisdealbha, 1939 – 5 October 1977) was a leader of Official Sinn Féin and the Official Irish Republican Army and latterly of the Irish Republican Socialist Party (IRSP) and the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA).

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Selwyn Lloyd

John Selwyn Brooke Lloyd, Baron Selwyn-Lloyd, (28 July 1904 – 18 May 1978), known for most of his career as Selwyn Lloyd, was a British politician.

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Slap!

Slap! is the fourth studio album by anarchist punk band Chumbawamba.

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Socialism

Socialism is a range of economic and social systems characterised by social ownership and democratic control of the means of production as well as the political theories and movements associated with them.

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South Tyrone Empowerment Programme

The South Tyrone Empowerment Programme (STEP) is a rights-based non-governmental organisation based in Dungannon, Northern Ireland.

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The Independent

The Independent is a British online newspaper.

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Ticket (election)

A ticket refers to a single election choice which fills more than one political office or seat.

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Ulster Defence Association

The Ulster Defence Association (abbreviated UDA) is the largest Ulster loyalist paramilitary and vigilante group in Northern Ireland.

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Ulster Unionist Party

The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) is a unionist political party in Northern Ireland.

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United Kingdom general election, 1970

The 1970 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 18 June 1970.

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United Kingdom general election, 2015

The 2015 United Kingdom general election was held on 7 May 2015 to elect 650 members to the House of Commons.

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United Kingdom general election, February 1974

The February 1974 United Kingdom general election was held on the 28th day of that month.

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United States Department of State

The United States Department of State (DOS), often referred to as the State Department, is the United States federal executive department that advises the President and represents the country in international affairs and foreign policy issues.

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Unity (Northern Ireland)

"Unity" was the political label for a series of electoral pacts by Irish nationalist, Irish Republican and socialist candidates in Northern Ireland elections in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

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Workers' Party of Ireland

The Workers' Party (Páirtí na nOibrithe), originally known as Official Sinn Féin, is a Marxist–Leninist political party active throughout Ireland.

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1981 Irish hunger strike

The 1981 Irish hunger strike was the culmination of a five-year protest during The Troubles by Irish republican prisoners in Northern Ireland.

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2008 Cannes Film Festival

The 61st Annual Cannes Film Festival was held from 14 to 25 May 2008.

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3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment

The 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment (3 PARA), is a battalion sized formation of the British Army's Parachute Regiment and is a subordinate unit within 16 Air Assault Brigade.

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60 Minutes

60 Minutes is an American newsmagazine television program broadcast on the CBS television network.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernadette_Devlin_McAliskey

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