A Provisional IRA gunman stands with his automatic assault rifle and a mask after having hijacked and set ablaze a bus on the eve of Apprentice Boys Day in Bogside, Derry, 12th August 1986.

A Provisional IRA gunman stands with his automatic assault rifle and a mask after having hijacked and set ablaze a bus on the eve of Apprentice Boys Day in Bogside, Derry, 12th August 1986.


PIRA graffiti in the Bogside, Derry.

PIRA graffiti in the Bogside, Derry.


Two Provisional IRA gunmen, in the Creggan estate in Derry, 30th January 1978.

Two Provisional IRA gunmen, in the Creggan estate in Derry, 30th January 1978.


PIRA triple car bomb. Claudy, Derry.

PIRA triple car bomb. Claudy, Derry.


Armed soldiers behind a wall in the Bogside are of Derry with IRA graffiti in the background.

Armed soldiers behind a wall in the Bogside are of Derry with IRA graffiti in the background.


John Hume is detained by soldiers during a civil rights protest in Derry in August 1971.

John Hume is detained by soldiers during a civil rights protest in Derry in August 1971.


John Hume is detained by soldiers during a civil rights protest in Derry in August 1971.

John Hume is detained by soldiers during a civil rights protest in Derry in August 1971.


Free Derry corner.

Free Derry corner.


Graffiti that reads ‘Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, PLO, BRY (Bogside Republican Youth), ETA, IRA’. Lecky Road, Brandywell, Derry, 2006.

Graffiti that reads ‘Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, PLO, BRY (Bogside Republican Youth), ETA, IRA’. Lecky Road, Brandywell, Derry, 2006.


Derry Bigade of the IRA on the Lecky Road.

Derry Bigade of the IRA on the Lecky Road.


Republican rioters in Derry.

Republican rioters in Derry.


RUC members during the Battle of the Bogside.

RUC members during the Battle of the Bogside.


Republican sniper sign in Shantallow, Derry.

Republican sniper sign in Shantallow, Derry.


Members of the INLA in the Bogside area of Derry, 2006.

Members of the INLA in the Bogside area of Derry, 2006.


Apprentice Boys of Derry preparing for their annual march, 2008.

Apprentice Boys of Derry preparing for their annual march, 2008.