October 14

1971 The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) was founded by Revd Ian Paisley and Desmond Boal, a former member of the Stormont parliament who had been expelled from the Ulster Unionist Party. 1921 Dáil Éireann sanctioned the appointment of five republican delegates to meet British representatives in London. 1920 Seán Treacy of the IRA’s 3rd Tipperary ... Read more

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