This day in Ireland 40 years ago

[Catalpa]

10 January 1970: A major Anti Apartheid march and rally by some 6,000 people took place in Dublin to the Irish Rugby Union’s grounds in Lansdowne Road, Dublin on this day. They were protesting against the tour by the South African Rugby Team and that State’s discrimination against many of its people on racial grounds.

While generally peaceful a small section of the crowd arrived there to cause trouble. They attacked members of the Garda Siochana who responded in kind. A mini riot broke out and people were in danger of being crushed as things turned nasty. Eventually order was restored and a potentially tragic situation was averted. Inside before a large crowd Ireland held the visitors to an 8-8 Draw.

This was probably the first mass demonstration in Ireland against Apartheid and marked an upsurge in Irish support for the overthrow of White Rule in South Africa.

I know all this - because I was there!

[tenderloins1]

I posted a number of Irish Anti Apartheid movement posters today

This poster was part of what led to the Dunnes Strike (it was supposedly an Outspan grapefruit which Mary Manning refused to sell)


Irish Anti Apartheid Movement Posters and Flyers Irish Election Literature Blog

[Mitsui2]

I know all this - because I was there!

May it stand to your credit, Catalpa. Well done.

[Catalpa]

Thanks!

[daithimac]

Well Done.
you might be better versed on it than myself but did Ireland take part in the isolation of the Springboks after that

[Catalpa]

Well Done.
you might be better versed on it than myself but did Ireland take part in the isolation of the Springboks after that

I think that was later on in the 1980s.

[Wigmore]

I was there too!

I thought we were a little lucky to get the draw.

[MookieBaylock]

10 January 1970: A major Anti Apartheid march and rally by some 6,000 people took place in Dublin to the Irish Rugby Union’s grounds in Lansdowne Road, Dublin on this day. They were protesting against the tour by the South African Rugby Team and that State’s discrimination against many of its people on racial grounds.

While generally peaceful a small section of the crowd arrived there to cause trouble. They attacked members of the Garda Siochana who responded in kind. A mini riot broke out and people were in danger of being crushed as things turned nasty. Eventually order was restored and a potentially tragic situation was averted. Inside before a large crowd Ireland held the visitors to an 8-8 Draw.

This was probably the first mass demonstration in Ireland against Apartheid and marked an upsurge in Irish support for the overthrow of White Rule in South Africa.

I know all this - because I was there!

Self praise is no praise

[nuj]

Exactly what were you doing there, Catalpa? Playing, watching or demonstrating? If demonstrating, was it for or against apartheid?

[spidermom]

10 January 1970: A major Anti Apartheid march and rally by some 6,000 people took place in Dublin to the Irish Rugby Union’s grounds in Lansdowne Road, Dublin on this day. They were protesting against the tour by the South African Rugby Team and that State’s discrimination against many of its people on racial grounds.

While generally peaceful a small section of the crowd arrived there to cause trouble. They attacked members of the Garda Siochana who responded in kind. A mini riot broke out and people were in danger of being crushed as things turned nasty. Eventually order was restored and a potentially tragic situation was averted. Inside before a large crowd Ireland held the visitors to an 8-8 Draw.

This was probably the first mass demonstration in Ireland against Apartheid and marked an upsurge in Irish support for the overthrow of White Rule in South Africa.

I know all this - because I was there!

Nice one Catalpa.....busy week in the historical stakes....

Would have been there myself...but was very little back then!!...YOU were probably in a buggy though...