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Podcast: Léargas: A Podcast by Gerry Adams
Episode: Stand Up | Terry O'Sullivan | Michelle Gildernew GFA25
Description: Standing up for rightsAmong those who attended the Easter Sunday commemoration in Belfast two weeks ago was John Montgomery. I haven’t seen John in many years and it was a delight to meet him again. John is originally from St. James’ in west Belfast.Thirty years ago John was the Chairperson of the Ballyfermot Community Association. Those were different times. Political censorship and the demonisation of Republicans was entrenched in government policy North and South. Collusion between British state agencies and their unionist paramilitary surrogates was widespread. The Irish and British governments were locked into a stra...