On This Day / March 6, 1971
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Summary: On This Day – 6th March 1971, Jack Lynch defended Articles 2 and 3 of the Irish Constitution, funerals were held for murdered policemen, and Stormont debates exposed deepening tensions over violence and discrimination. Edited by Éamon Phoenix.
Lynch Defends ‘Articles’ | On This Day – 6th March 1971
ARTICLE 3 of the Irish Constitution, which defines the Republic’s right to jurisdiction over the North, is to be preserved as a fundamental principle of the Republic’s thinking, said the Taoiseach, Mr Jack Lynch last night.
In a BBC interview, Mr Lynch, replying to a suggestion by Mr Chichester-Clark that North-South relations could be vastly improved if Dublin abandoned the jurisdiction claim, ruled out any possibility of it being changed.
‘This is fundamental to our thinking. We are one nation and we regard in our Constitution that Irish territory is Ireland as a whole and its territorial seas.
‘I speak in that respect for the great majority of the people living on this island..’
‘Would the border disappear in his lifetime?’: ‘I could not say that it will. I know that it’s going to be a long haul.’
Funerals of Shot Policemen
THE funerals of the two policemen shot dead in Belfast last Friday night will take place today.
Detective Inspector Cecil Patterson (46) and Constable Robert Buckley (32) were killed in Alliance Avenue as they got out of a police Landrover. Other police were injured.
Meanwhile the soldier killed in Derry on Sunday has been named. He was Lance Corporal William Joliffe (18) of Chippenham. He died when a gang of about twenty youths hurled ten firebombs at his Land rover.
Maudling’s Stormont Speech Angers MPs
TWELVE hours after Mr Reginald Maudling, the British Home Secretary, arrived at RAF Aldergrove yesterday for a three day visit to Nl, Opposition politicians were claiming that he showed a complete unawareness of what was going on here.
During his address at Stormont, the British Minister said: ‘The struggles and violence between Catholics and Protestants that have so disfigured Belfast and other parts of Nl during the past two years have, I believe, grown less’
Shipyard Bias Raised
A CALL for an end to the discrimination against Catholics in employment at Belfast Shipyard came last night from the Central Citizens’ Defence Committee.
On This Day – 6th March 1971
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Listen Along in Éamons Voice
Summary: On This Day – 6th March 1971, Jack Lynch defended Articles 2 and 3 of the Irish Constitution, funerals were held for murdered policemen, and Stormont debates exposed deepening tensions over violence and discrimination. Edited by Éamon Phoenix.
Lynch Defends ‘Articles’ | On This Day – 6th March 1971
ARTICLE 3 of the Irish Constitution, which defines the Republic’s right to jurisdiction over the North, is to be preserved as a fundamental principle of the Republic’s thinking, said the Taoiseach, Mr Jack Lynch last night.
In a BBC interview, Mr Lynch, replying to a suggestion by Mr Chichester-Clark that North-South relations could be vastly improved if Dublin abandoned the jurisdiction claim, ruled out any possibility of it being changed.
‘This is fundamental to our thinking. We are one nation and we regard in our Constitution that Irish territory is Ireland as a whole and its territorial seas.
‘I speak in that respect for the great majority of the people living on this island..’
‘Would the border disappear in his lifetime?’: ‘I could not say that it will. I know that it’s going to be a long haul.’
Funerals of Shot Policemen
THE funerals of the two policemen shot dead in Belfast last Friday night will take place today.
Detective Inspector Cecil Patterson (46) and Constable Robert Buckley (32) were killed in Alliance Avenue as they got out of a police Landrover. Other police were injured.
Meanwhile the soldier killed in Derry on Sunday has been named. He was Lance Corporal William Joliffe (18) of Chippenham. He died when a gang of about twenty youths hurled ten firebombs at his Land rover.
Maudling’s Stormont Speech Angers MPs
TWELVE hours after Mr Reginald Maudling, the British Home Secretary, arrived at RAF Aldergrove yesterday for a three day visit to Nl, Opposition politicians were claiming that he showed a complete unawareness of what was going on here.
During his address at Stormont, the British Minister said: ‘The struggles and violence between Catholics and Protestants that have so disfigured Belfast and other parts of Nl during the past two years have, I believe, grown less’
Shipyard Bias Raised
A CALL for an end to the discrimination against Catholics in employment at Belfast Shipyard came last night from the Central Citizens’ Defence Committee.
On This Day – 6th March 1971
Further Reading on Irish History:
List of other On This Day columns
Other resources: National Library of Ireland Irish News CAIN Archive
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March 6, 2021
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Summary: On This Day – 6th March 1971, Jack Lynch defended Articles 2 and 3 of the Irish Constitution, funerals were held for murdered policemen, and Stormont debates exposed deepening tensions over violence and discrimination. Edited by Éamon Phoenix.
Lynch Defends ‘Articles’ | On This Day – 6th March 1971
ARTICLE 3 of the Irish Constitution, which defines the Republic’s right to jurisdiction over the North, is to be preserved as a fundamental principle of the Republic’s thinking, said the Taoiseach, Mr Jack Lynch last night.
In a BBC interview, Mr Lynch, replying to a suggestion by Mr Chichester-Clark that North-South relations could be vastly improved if Dublin abandoned the jurisdiction claim, ruled out any possibility of it being changed.
‘This is fundamental to our thinking. We are one nation and we regard in our Constitution that Irish territory is Ireland as a whole and its territorial seas.
‘I speak in that respect for the great majority of the people living on this island..’
‘Would the border disappear in his lifetime?’: ‘I could not say that it will. I know that it’s going to be a long haul.’
Funerals of Shot Policemen
THE funerals of the two policemen shot dead in Belfast last Friday night will take place today.
Detective Inspector Cecil Patterson (46) and Constable Robert Buckley (32) were killed in Alliance Avenue as they got out of a police Landrover. Other police were injured.
Meanwhile the soldier killed in Derry on Sunday has been named. He was Lance Corporal William Joliffe (18) of Chippenham. He died when a gang of about twenty youths hurled ten firebombs at his Land rover.
Maudling’s Stormont Speech Angers MPs
TWELVE hours after Mr Reginald Maudling, the British Home Secretary, arrived at RAF Aldergrove yesterday for a three day visit to Nl, Opposition politicians were claiming that he showed a complete unawareness of what was going on here.
During his address at Stormont, the British Minister said: ‘The struggles and violence between Catholics and Protestants that have so disfigured Belfast and other parts of Nl during the past two years have, I believe, grown less’
Shipyard Bias Raised
A CALL for an end to the discrimination against Catholics in employment at Belfast Shipyard came last night from the Central Citizens’ Defence Committee.
On This Day – 6th March 1971
Further Reading on Irish History:
List of other On This Day columns
Other resources: National Library of Ireland Irish News CAIN Archive
On This Day is a daily column in the Irish News looking back either 50 or 100 years. The column was compiled by Dr Éamon Phoenix from the mid 1980s until autumn, 2022. The Foundation is very grateful to the Irish News for giving permission to reproduce Eamon’s columns. Funding gratefully received from Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs and the Magill Trust.
* The Foundation has worked hard to recreate Eamon’s distinctive voice through AI. Since this is an emerging technology, occasional imperfections may be audible.