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The Warrington bombings The Warrington bombings
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The political context The political context
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The aftermath of the bombing in Warrington The aftermath of the bombing in Warrington
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The parental response The parental response
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The civic response The civic response
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A turning point in the peace process A turning point in the peace process
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18 Responding to the IRA bombing campaign in mainland Britain: the case of Warrington
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Published:December 2016
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Abstract
On Saturday 20th March, 1993, 2 IRA bombs exploded in the centre of Warrington, claiming 2 young lives, those of 3 year old Johnathan Ball and 12 year old Tim Parry, and wounding more than 50 others. The attack left the local community shocked and appalled, and provoked a wave of indignation and sympathy nationally, across the water in Ireland, and worldwide. The victims’ families and members of the local community strove to come to terms with the tragedy by finding ways to foster closer links between Britain and Ireland, and in the hope of preventing further acts of violence and hatred. Several community groups undertook initiatives, initially under the umbrella of W.I.R.E (Warrington Ireland Reconciliation Enterprise). Among the prominent participants were Colin and Wendy Parry, who have spearheaded a lasting response to the bombing. Based mainly on interviews with the main protagonists in Warrington and drawing on local and Republican newspaper archives, this chapter sets out to place the 1993 Warrington bombing in the context of the IRA’s bombing campaign in England and the tentative peace process. It will show how such a constructive civic response impacted on Anglo-Irish relations, adding new impetus to the 1990s peace process.
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