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... association" which wanted to repeal the Act of union in a peaceful way. This group however did not achieve their objective and disappeared after the death of their leader. From the ashes of the repeal association another group was formed. This group, called "the young irelanders" wanted the same effect as the repeal association but instead of doing it peacefully they wanted ... ...
... until about forty years ago there was a "draconian law, called the special powers act (SPA), gave the authorities exceptional powers to arrest, detain, without trial, and suppress political dissent " (Moloney 39). Only recently has discriminating laws against Catholics been taken away. Northern Ireland as it is right now, consists of a majority of Protestants and a minority of Catholics, about a ten percent margin ... ...
... acid bombs. Security measures of the utmost intensity have been put to the upper limits as multiple shots have been shot at police lines throughout the last two days, wounding 39 officers. Unfortunately, the commotion did not end as quickly as the police had expected. Fresh violence flared in the streets of Belfast the following day as pipe bombs, blast bombs ... ...
