voices of 74: strike 3/4
Testimonies of the UWC strike reveal difficult recollections around issues of violence and intimidation, including one of the most significant atrocities of the Troubles, the Dublin/Monaghan bombs of 17 May 1974. This section begins with a set of reflections on who was in charge of this strike before going on to open up the difficult and contested memories around violence and intimidation.
'Well, most certainly the Paramilitaries were instigating it in what was required. And I think supporting the strike, not to support it brought you to the attention, I believe, of Paramilitaries, so there was a risk at the time of not supporting it.'
William Mitchell