Sold By Stormont

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Large éirígí poster on the Falls Road at the top of Iveagh Parade: “Benefit Cuts: Made in Britain, sold by Stormont. Smash Stormont.”

The flyers on the ATM were featured previously on Extramural Activity.

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Our Dahlia Bread

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Here is a close-up of the statue of the Sacred Heart, holding a dahlia, that can be seen in the corner of Hunger Strikers.

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Ballymurphy Memorial

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This is a memorial stone on Springhill Avenue in Ballymurphy to deceased republican volunteers from the area. This stone can be seen in the middle distance in first image in the post White Line, Black Flag.

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this monument was erected by the republican people of greater in proud and loving memory of all those volunteers from the area who gave their lives in the fight for irish freedom unveiled by gerry adams 12th may 1985 i ndíl [ndil] cuimhne [chuimhne] i gcónaí ag na poblachtánaigh ón cheantar barr clunai also of the civilians who died at the hands of the british army r.u.c. u.d.r. and loyalist extremists mcparland kane maguire meehan sloan mccormick campbell magee dougal mccrudden clarke parker quigley mulholland o’rawe mccartland mulvenna pettigrew bryson teer stone mcgrillen tolan mcwilliams delaney o’neill jordan doyle mccracken mcgeown plough sunburst

Bone Memorial 2

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Memorial garden and mural in Clós Ard An Lao, in Ardoyne, in remembrance of 38 local people (“from the greater Bone, Ballybone, Rosapenna area”) who died during the troubles. Previously seen in 2010.

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Belfast Banksy

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Banksy’s “Slave Labour” was sold on Sunday night for about three-quarter of a million pounds sterling, to an as-yet anonymous buyer. It was sold by the owners of the Poundland store on whose exterior wall it was originally stencilled. This BBC video shows the piece, both removed and in situ. In other Banksy news this weekend, his giant rat piece in Liverpool is to be removed and preserved.

The image above is a 2009 piece on Northumberland Street (Visual History page) imitating one of Banksy’s pieces in the West Bank. In the Bethlehem piece, the hole in the wall reveals a tropical paradise; here, it reveals the hills around Belfast. There is a shot of the artists painting the piece at the beginning of the documentary about them, “Paint For Peace“. This piece as later replaced by the Latuff “solidarity” mural.

See also: Bundoran BanksySweep It Under The Carpet

2008 Channel 4 video about Banksy in the West Bank.

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Béal Feırste Feabhsaıthe

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Irish-language signage from Belfast City Council at the corner of An Bealach Leathan/Broadway and Bóthar na bhFál/Falls Road. On the left you can see the English translation of the central board’s “Ag tógáıl Béal Feirste feabhsaıthe”: “Building a better Belfast”. The building shown to the right and left of the centre is proposed for the site.

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Justice For Scumbags

The reference here is perhaps punishment beatings and shootings for anti-social behaviour.

William St, Derry

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The Walled City Marathon

“You are now entering the final stage of the walled city marathon 2013″. Free Derry Corner is partially covered with a tarp for the marathon.

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Stop Domestic, Sexual & State Violence

“1 in every 4 women will experience violence in their lifetime. Stop domestic, sexual & state violence.” On the rear of Free Derry Corner.

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Free Stephen Murney

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The advertising hoarding at the corner of Divis Street and Northumberland Street continues to provide incongruouscounterpoints to the material below it. Stephen Murney is an éirígí activist currently in prison on terrorism charges (BBC-NI). On the left are the outstretched arms of Jim Larkin, whose statue was featured two days ago.

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