State Violence

by Raymond Murray

  A British Army Murder. Leo Norney (17 years) killed by Black Watch regiment, 13 October 1975. By Fr Brian J. Brady, Fr Denis Faul, Fr Raymond Murray. September 1975.

  The RUC: The Black and Blue Book. By Fr Denis Faul, Fr Raymond Murray. First published 1975. Reprinted 1983.

  Majella O’Hare. Shot dead by the British Army 14 August 1976. By Fr Denis Faul and Fr Raymond Murray. September 1976.

  British Army Terror. West Belfast, September, October 1976. (Brian Stewart). By Fr Brian J. Brady, Fr Denis Faul, Fr Raymond Murray. 1976.

  The Birmingham Framework. Six Innocent Men Framed for the Birmingham Bombings. By Fr Denis Faul, Fr Raymond Murray. 1977. Reprinted 1984.

  SAS Terrorism – The Assassin’s Glove. By Fr Denis Faul, Fr Raymond Murray. July 1976.

  The Castlereagh File. Allegations of RUC Brutality 1976/1977. By Fr Denis Faul and Fr Raymond Murray. Printed 1978. Reprinted in USA 1979.

  Violations of Human Rights in Northern Ireland 1968 – 1978. By Fr Denis Faul, Fr Raymond Murray. 1978.

  The Sleeping Giant. Irish Americans and Human Rights in N. Ireland. By Fr Denis Faul, Fr Raymond Murray. 1978.

  H Blocks. British Jail for Irish Political Prisoners. By Fr Denis Faul and Fr Raymond Murray. 1979.

  Moment for Truth on Northern Ireland. By Denis Faul and Raymond Murray. 1980.

  H Blocks and its Background. By Denis Faul and Raymond Murray. 1980.

  Michael McCartan. An Innocent Catholic Boy Shot Dead by the RUC, 23 July 1980. By Fr Denis Faul, Fr Raymond Murray. September 1980.

  The British Dimension. Brutality, Murder and Legal Duplicity in N. Ireland. By Fr Denis Faul and Fr Raymond Murray. 1980.

  Hunger Strike. H Blocks, Long Kesh, Northern Ireland 27 October 1980. Published by a group of lawyers and priests.

  Rubber & Plastic Bullets Kill & Maim. By Fr Denis Faul, Fr Raymond Murray. 1981.

  Danny Barrett. A British Army Murder. By Fr Denis Faul, Fr Raymond Murray. 1982.

  Plastic Bullets – Plastic Government. By Fr Denis Faul, Fr Raymond Murray. 1982.

  The Sacredness of Human Life: An Invitation to Debate. By Denis Faul, Raymond Murray. October 1982.

  The Stripping Naked of the Women Prisoners in Armagh Prison 1982–83. By Denis Faul. Published by Fr Denis Faul, Fr Raymond Murray. Easter 1983.

  Angela D’Arcy. Irish Catholic Girl Shot Dead by a British Army Soldier in Enniskillen 25 November 1981. By Fr Denis Faul, Fr Raymond Murray. Published 1983.

  The Alienation of Northern Catholics. By Denis Faul, Raymond Murray. February 1984.

  Collusion 1990 –1994. Loyalist Paramilitary Murders in North of Ireland. By Arthur Fegan and Raymond Murray. Issued by Relatives for Justice, 1985.

  The SAS in Ireland. By Raymond Murray. Mercier Press. First published November 1990. Sixth Printing 1997.

  Hard Time: Armagh Gaol 1971–1986. By Raymond Murray. Mercier Press, 1998.

  Press Releases

  Whitelaw’s Tribunals. Fr Denis Faul, Fr Raymond Murray. 1 June 1979.

  The Hooded Men. Fr Denis Faul, Fr Raymond Murray. 1972.

  The Shame of Merlyn Rees. Fr Raymond Murray, Fr Denis Faul. 9 August 1975.

  The Birmingham Framework. Fr Fr Denis Faul, Fr Raymond Murray. 4 July 1977.

  SAS Terrorism – The Assassin’s Glove. Fr Denis Faul, Fr Raymond Murray. 6 July 1976.

  The Black and Blue Book. Fr Denis Faul. Fr Raymond Murray. February 1975.

  H-Blocks. ‘British Jail for Irish Prisoners’. Fr Denis Faul, Fr Raymond Murray. 1979.

  Michael McCartan. September 1980. Fr Denis Faul, Fr Raymond Murray.

  Leaflets and Broadsheets

  The Law

  Know Your Rights. Issued by Fr Denis Faul with NCCL (National Council for Civil Liberties) Abbey Printers (Cavan) Ltd. Undated (1975).

  Legal Rights for Those Detained. Fr Denis Faul, Dungannon. Printed both in blue and black. Undated (1976).

  Legal Rights for Those Detained. Fr Denis Faul. June 1977.

  Legal Rights. Fr Denis Faul. Dungannon, 1/3/78.

  Legal Rights for Those Detained. Fr Denis Faul. February 1979.

  Legal Rights for Those Detained. Fr Denis Faul. January 1980.

  Whitelaw Violates Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights. Repression of the Catholic Minority in Northern Ireland. Fr Denis Faul, Fr Raymond Murray. 1972.

  The Courts. Repression of the Catholic Minority in Northern Ireland. Fr Denis Faul, Dungannon, Fr Raymond Murray, Armagh. 1972.

  Anti-Catholic Bias in the Courts of Northern Ireland. A Sample Study March 1974. Association for Legal Justice.

  Anti-Catholic Bias in the Courts of Northern Ireland. A Sample Study April 1974. Association for Legal Justice.

  Anti-Catholic Bias in the Courts of Northern Ireland. A Sample Study May and June 1974. Association for Legal Justice.

  Anti-Catholic Bias in the Courts of Northern Ireland. A Sample Study July to October 1974. Association for Legal Justice.

  Anti-Catholic Bias in the Courts of Northern Ireland. A Sample Study November 1974 to June 1975. Association for Legal Justice.

  Desert Labour. Issued by Fr Denis Faul, Dungannon, and Fr Raymond Murray, Armagh. Undated (1975).

  The Law No Longer Protects Me. An Analysis of the Use of Supergrasses. Fr Denis Faul, Fr Raymond Murray. October 1983.

  Prisons

  20 Points against Internment. Repression of the Catholic Minority in Northern Ireland. Issued by Fr Denis Faul, Dungannon. Undated (1972).

  List of Injuries and Inhuman Treatment meted out to Political Remand Prisoners in Cage 8 – since 11th September, 1972. Repression of the Catholic Minority in Northern Ireland.

  List of Injuries sustained by Remand Prisoners in Compound 6, Long Kesh, on Friday, 22nd September, 1972. Repression of the Catholic Minority in Northern Ireland. Fr T. Connolly, Fr Denis Faul, Fr Raymond Murray, Fr John McKean.

  Long Kesh Internees. Patrick J. McClean. 1972.

  Ill-treatment of Political Prisoners in Long Kesh, The Maze, July 4, 1973.

  Selective Releases from Long Kesh Internment Camp – Christmas 1973. Association for Legal Justice.

  Remember Long Kesh. May 20th, 1975. Fr Denis Faul, Dungannon.

  Remember Long Kesh, No Negotiations under Duress. Issued by Fr Denis Faul and Fr Raymond Murray, Armagh. Undated (1975).

  20 Reasons why an Amnesty should be given to all imprisoned because of alleged misdeeds committed because of a lack of security or justice in society. Issued by Fr Denis Faul, Dungannon. Undated (1975).

  Amnesty. Holy year 1975. Fr Brian Brady, Fr Denis Faul, Fr Raymond Murray.

  Five Reasons why Political Status – Special Category – is a Fact of Life in Northern Ireland. Published by Fr Denis Faul with some families of political prisoners. 1976. Arguments for Politcal Status (or AMNESTY). Lurgan relations 1976.

  Maladministration of Prisons. Published by the families of political prisoners, Lurgan April 1976.

  H-Blocks Protest. The No Washing, Non-Cooperation Phase. April 1978. By Fr Denis Faul and Fr Raymond Murray. Issued in blue and black.

  H-Block. By Fr Denis Faul, Fr Raymond Murray. 1978.

  H-Block. The Care and Welfare of Prisoners in Northern Ireland. Produced by Fr Denis Faul and Fr Raymond Murray. Easter 1978. Issued in black, red, green, blue, pink.

  Die Politische Häftlinge in Nordirland. Eine Frage von Krieg oder Frieden. 1978.

  Rapport Fra et Faengsel i Nordirland. 1978.

  An Information Sheet. From the Relatives Action Committee of South Derry and West Antrim. September 1978.

  H-Block. Christmas 1978. Fr Denis Faul, Fr Raymond Murray. Issued in red and blue.

  Appeal to Irish Voters in Britain and Scotland. 1979.

  Appeal to Irish Voters in Britain and Scotland. Issued by the County Tyrone and Armagh parents of families. Poster. 1979.

  Remember H Block and Forget Labour. Parents of County Derry Prisoners in H Blocks. 1979.

  H-Blocks. A Letter Fr Denis Faul, F
r Raymond Murray. 1 June 1979.

  H-Block. The Year of the Child. Issued by South Derry and South West Antrim Relatives for Action Committee, November 1979.

  H-Blocks. A letter from a blanket man to the Association for Legal Justice. 1979.

  H-Block. Christmas 1979. Fr Denis Faul, Fr Raymond Murray.

  American Delegation to H-Blocks and Armagh Jail. Issued by Fr Denis Faul and Fr Raymond Murray. September 1980.

  Remember H Blocks and Armagh Jail. Issued by South Derry and South West Antrim relatives Action Committee. Autumn 1980.

  Hunger Strike 2. By Fr Denis Faul, Fr Raymond Murray. March 1981.

  Hunger Strikes – The Search for Solutions. Fr Denis Faul, Fr Raymond Murray. May 1981.

  Deputation of Anti-Unionist Councillors, Dungannon District Council, to Mr Michael Alison, Minister of State, on Tuesday 21st July 1981. Prisons.

  Prison Problems and the Alienation of Catholics in N. Ireland. Statement of Help the Prisoners, 13 June 1984. Issued by Fr Denis Faul and Fr Raymond Murray.

  Women in Jail in Northern Ireland. By Fr Denis Faul. July 1978.

  Prevented from Going to Mass. Armagh Prison, Northern Ireland. Undated (1980).

  Black February. Armagh Prison. Beating Women in Prison. Compiled by Fr Denis Faul. 1980.

  Armagh Prison. The Parents Speak. Issued by Fr Denis Faul, Fr Raymond Murray. 1980.

  The Stripping Naked of Women Prisoners in Armagh Gaol. November 1982 January 1984. The Shame of James Prior and Nicholas Scott. Fr Denis Faul.

  Stripping Girls Naked in Armagh Prison. A Letter to Nicholas Scott. Minister for Prisons by Fr Raymond Murray. 11 January 1985. Published by Fr Denis Faul, Fr Raymond Murray, Armagh Social Acion Group.

  Torture, Torture. Torture. Association for Legal Justice. November December 1973. (Forced feeding of Dolours Price, Marion Price, Hugh Feeney, Gerard Kelly, Roy Walsh). In English, French, German.

  Brutality in Albany Prison, Isle of Wight. Repression of Irish Catholics in the Fourth World. Fr Denis Faul, Dungannon, Fr Raymond Murray, Armagh. 1976.

  ‘In Prison in England’. Christmas 1977. Fr Denis Faul, Dungannon, and Fr Raymond Murray, Armagh, with the help of Sister Sarah Clarke, London.

  The Birmingham Pub Bombing Case. Synopsis of the forensic evidence, presented by Fr Denis Faul and Fr Raymond Murray. February 1980.

  Parole for Fr Patrick Fell. Fr Denis Faul, Fr Raymond Murray. March 1980.

  The Need for Security. Treatment of Prisoners in Portlaoise. By Fr Denis Faul, Dunganon, and Fr Raymond Murray, Armagh. 1977.

  Questions a Candidiate should Answer. Issued by the Relatives of Prisoners. Undated (1981).

  Portlaoise Prison. By Fr Denis Faul, Dungannon, Fr Raymond Murray, Armagh. June 1984.

  The Murrays. Must they hang in Dublin? Issued by Murray Defence

  Committee (Northern Ireland). Correspondence Secretary, Fr Denis Faul.

  The Catholic Community

  Some Examples of Attacks on Catholic Church Property. Repression of the Catholic Minority in Northern Ireland. 1972.

  The Plight of Catholics in Newtownabbey. 16th February 1974.

  Short Brothers Limited, Belfast. A Case Study in Anti-Catholic Discrimination. By Rev. Brian J. Brady. Published by Irish National Caucus, Inc., Washington DC, April 1983. Reprinted by Fr Denis Faul, Fr Raymond Murray, July 1983.

  Memorandum to Members of Parliament taking part in the Debate on Northern Ireland, Westminster. June 3–4, 1974. The Ulster Workers Council Strike. Repression of the Catholic Minority in Northern Ireland.

  The Alienation of the Catholic/Nationalist People in N. Ireland. 20 Reasons for Alienation. Reply to the Northern Ireland Church of Ireland bishops. Issued by Fr Denis Faul, Dungannon, Fr Raymond Murray, Armagh, 30 November 1984.

  The RUC

  25 Methods of Brutality by Military and Special Branch RUC, December 1971 – February 1972. Repression of the Catholic Minority in Northern Ireland. Fr Denis Faul, Fr Raymond Murray. 1972.

  Ballykelly, RUC Special Branch Interrogation Centre. Fr Denis Faul, Dungannon, Fr Raymond Murray, Armagh. 1973.

  20 Reasons Why Catholics Should Not Give General Support to the RUC. Repression of the Catholic Minority in Northern Ireland. Issued by Fr Denis Faul, Dungannon, November 1974.

  Unacceptability of RUC in 1975. Repression of the Catholic Minority in Northern Ireland. Fr Denis Faul.

  The Harassment of the Mulgrew Family. June to October 1976. Repression of the Catholic Minority in Northern Ireland. By Fr Brian Brady, Fr Denis Faul and Fr Raymond Murray.

  Allegations of Brutality, Signing of False Statements and Threats of Assassination Made by Regional Crime Squad Members in the Strand Road RUC Station, Derry City, 22 – 25 November 1976. Issued by Fr Denis Faul, Dungannon, and Fr Raymond Murray, Armagh.

  What Happened to Eddie Rooney on the Night of 28 February 1977? Oppression of the Catholic Minority in Northern Ireland. Issued by Fr Denis Faul, Dungannon, Fr Raymond Murray, Armagh.

  Allegations of Brutality in Armagh RUC Station. March 1977. Catholic families in Co. Armagh complain of RUC ill-treatment. Printed on white and green paper.

  Serious Allegations of Ill-treatment in Omagh and Dungannon RUC Stations. April 23rd – May 12th, 1977. Issued by Fr Denis Faul, Dungannon, and Fr Raymond Murray, Armagh.

  20 Methods of Brutality in Castlereagh and Other RUC Interrogation Centres. Repression of the Catholic Minority in Northern Ireland. Issued by Fr Denis Faul, Dungannon, and Fr Raymond Murray, Armagh. 1977/78. Printed in blue and black.

  Ten Years On: Violations of Human Rights 1968–78. A Letter. 25 October 1978. Fr Denis Faul, Fr Raymond Murray.

  Brutality against Persons Arrested under Emergency Powers. Fr Denis Faul. March 22nd 1979.

  Second International Tribunal of Inquiry into Deaths and Injuries by Plastic Bullets, Belfast, N. Ireland, 16 October 1982. Issued by Fr Denis Faul, Fr Raymond Murray

  Plastic Bullets. Shootings that Shame the State. Raymond Murray, September 1985. Issued by Fr Denis Faul,, Fr Raymond Murray

  RUC: Abuses of Law, 1985. Fr Denis Faul, Fr Raymond Murray.

  An Alternative Police Force in Northern Ireland. By Fr Raymond Murray. Submission to Initiative ‘92 and the Opsahl Commission. May 1993.

  The British Army

  65 Priests Working in West Belfast issued the following statement on Monday 20th November, 1972. Repression of the Catholic Minority in Northern Ireland. Presented at a Press Conference in Belfast by Fr Desmond Wilson, Ballymurphy, Fr Brian Brady, Andersonstown, Fr A. Reid, Clonard.

  Statements by Luke McKiernan and Kevin Clancy of Derrygosh, Newtownbutler, Co. Fermanagh. Repression of the Catholic Minority in Northern Ireland. August 1974. Issued by Fr Denis Faul.

  The Amazing Dis-Grace of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards at Eglish, Dungannon. Repression of the Catholic Minority in Northern Ireland. June 5–6th, 1976. By Fr Denis Faul, Dungannon.

  The Behaviour of the 3rd Parachute Regiment in South Armagh, June – July 1976. Repression of the Catholic Minority in Northern Ireland. June 5–6th, 1976. Fr Denis Faul, Dungannon, Fr Raymond Murray, Armagh.

  The Behaviour of the Royal Marine Commandos in Crossmaglen on Tuesday evening, 31st August 1976. Fr Denis Faul, Dungannon, Fr Raymond Murray, Armagh.

  Terror Tactics of the British Army. Royal Marine Commandos at Crossmaglen. October, 1976. Repression of the Catholic Minority in Northern Ireland. By Fr Denis Faul, Fr Raymond Murray.

  The Killing of Martin Malone. Catholic Youth of 18 Years shot dead by the Ulster Defence Regiment 30 July 1983. Published by Fr Denis Faul, Fr Raymond Murray.

  Second International Tribunal of Inquiry into Deaths and Injuries by Plastic Bullets, Belfast, N. Ireland, 16 October 1982. Conclusion of the Tribunal. Issued by Fr Denis Faul, Fr Raymond Murray.

  State Killings in Northern Ireland. By Fr Raymond Murray. Issued by Relatives for Justice. 1991.

  Unveiling of Memorial to Fergal Caraher, Cullyhanna. Fr Raymond Murray. 30 December 1991. />
  Notes

  [1]European Court of Human Rights, Judgement, paragraph 212, Strasbourg, France, 27 September 1995.

  [2]The Guardian, 28 September 1995.

  [3]The Windlesham/Rampton Report on Death on the Rock, p. 92, paragraph 85, Faber & Faber, London 1989.

  [4]Op. cit., p. 53.

  [5]Op. cit., p. 55.

  [6]Op. cit., p. 92, paragraph 86.

  [7] Roger Boulton, Death on the Rock and Other Stories, p. 305, W. H. Allen Optomen, London, 1990.

  [8] United Kingdom: Investigating Lethal Shootings: The Gibraltar Inquest: Summary, p. iii. Amnesty International, April 1989.

  [9]Ibid.