Batt O’Keefe opposed at Trinity over Education Cuts. New Education/Training Section on OSF.IE. Basque Solidarity Night in Belfast: Songs of Struggle. Evident Bias and Censorship in Reporting of the Ba. Who is the most influential female according to yo. I hope I'm still alive when the British are driven out. This isn't the first time that women have been seen as secondary, but women today have been through so much that they won't just let things be. But, I don't think that that alone is enough. Everyone in this country is oppressed and yet we can only end our oppression as women if we end the oppression of our nation as a whole. “I am oppressed as a woman, and I'm also oppressed as an Irish person. I leave you will the inspirational words of Mairead Farrell. It is no longer an armed struggle however young people today must draw inspiration from her, especially young woman and continue in the struggle that remains. Today we as young people must continue to do the same. She, like many others, worked for the removal of British forces and did not just wish for it. She proved that the struggle not only affected men but that women had had enough of interrogation, abuse and discrimination on all grounds. Throughout her life she showed drive, determination and fight, fight for her country and what she believed in. Why, some might ask do I gain inspiration from her? Well, to me as a young person, I believe that a lot can be learnt from the actions and involvement of Mairead Farrell in our struggle. Volunteer Mairead Farrell- “I have always believed that we had a legitimate right to take up arms and defend our country and ourselves against the British occupation.” She proved this by returning to active service in 1986 when she was released from Armagh Jail and continued her fight. To me she was an inspiration to not only woman but men also in our struggle for independence. She still however played her part on the inside along with comrades Mary Doyle and Mairead Nugent, undergoing many protests. In doing so she was imprisoned and experienced conditions far worse than imaginable. Mairead was probably like many other republicans at that time, in that she witnessed the brutality of British Forces in Ireland and decided she wanted to do something about the conditions she was living in. It was after meeting Bobby Storey, that Mairead joined the ranks of the Provisional I.R.A. Mairead was born in Belfast to a middle class family, with no link to militant Irish Republicanism, other than her grandfather, who was interned during the Tan War. In my opinion Mairead, deceased Irish Volunteer for the IRA, puts a face to the term “women in struggle”. Mairead Farrell is an inspiration to republicans throughout Ireland. Who is Mairead Farrell some non-political friends might ask? And to me, only one answer must be given. However when I was asked to write this article, the name Mairead Farrell was the only name to bombard my mind.ĭo not stand at my grave and weep, I am not there I do not sleep… Despite the shock I was still able to speak at the Swindon Youth Against the Missiles meeting and encouraged the 60 or so young people to make every effort to attend the CND Demo two weeks later in London.Bhuel a chairde, let me start my stating that I, as a young activist, am influenced by many females throughout the struggle, not just one. I was 18 years old and I had already spent time at the bedside of a young friend of mine, Anne Marie McMullan, from Lenadoon, who was seriously brain damaged by a Plastic bullet on August 9th 1980. A counter revolutionary 'death squad' had killed people I knew and liked. Noel Little had been murdered, Ronnie Bunting had been murdered and Suzanne Bunting had suffered multiple gunshot wounds and left for dead. Anyway, while waiting for my train I bought a copy of the Guardian and a few pages in what I read made me feel physically sick. CND, after years in the doldrums, was experiencing a huge revival and was planning its first major Demonstration for decades in London on October 26th. 
There was a rapidly growing movement against the deployment of Cruise Missiles in the UK. I was to speak at a meeting of Swindon Youth Against the Missiles a new youth group established in support of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.
Back in England - a couple of weeks later, I was waiting to catch a train at Bristol Temple Meads to go to Swindon.
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