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# birmingham six

This year
2023
Hugh Callaghan, member of the Birmingham Six, laid to rest in London
About 200 people attended the funeral of Hugh Callaghan at the Immaculate Heart of Mary and St Dominic church in east London.
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Jun 12th 2023, 10:34 PM
Hugh Callaghan, one of the Birmingham Six, dies aged 93
Callaghan and his co-accused were wrongly imprisoned over two IRA bombs which killed 21 people.
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Jun 1st 2023, 9:41 PM
All time
Irish Government rejected request to stand bail for Birmingham Six months before they were released
State papers reveal that government officials were concerned that it would be embarrassing if the men’s convictions were upheld.
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Dec 27th 2020, 7:28 AM
'When we came out a load of skinheads started chasing us, it's the one thing I'll never forget about that match'
Ireland’s 1991 game at Wembley was supposed to be among the first days of Paddy Hill’s freedom, having spent almost 17 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. Instead, he learned that day of the difficulty of moving on from the past.
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Nov 8th 2020, 12:00 PM
The Christmas cards sent to Haughey asking him not to forget The Birmingham Six
“This will be the 16th Christmas that my father and the five men… will spend imprisoned for a crime that they did not commit,” one letter said.
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Dec 28th 2019, 8:30 AM
'We want the truth': New inquests into Birmingham pub bombings begin
The attack on two pubs came at the height of the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
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Feb 25th 2019, 11:15 PM
Charlie Haughey was urged to pressure 'British arrogance' over Birmingham Six and Guildford Four
The convictions of the nine men and one women were ultimately quashed.
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Dec 29th 2018, 9:30 AM
UK court rules Birmingham bombing inquest should be broadened
21 people lost their lives in the bombing of two pubs in the attack on 21 November 1974.
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Jan 26th 2018, 2:00 PM
'Putting jam on the cake': Authorities knew Birmingham Six evidence 'enhanced' years before release
Newly released state papers have shed light on the behind the scenes interactions between the British and Irish governments during the Birmingham Sixes’ first appeal.
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Dec 29th 2017, 12:10 AM
Birmingham bombing families to ask UK Home Secretary for inquest money
The families of the victims are hoping to hear that their request for a renewed inquest has been granted.
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Sep 5th 2016, 8:36 AM
The truth about the ‘Birmingham Six’ IRA pub bombings could soon be heard
An inquest into the atrocity is to be reopened.
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Jun 1st 2016, 12:34 PM
Today is a big day for the truth about the 'Birmingham Six' IRA pub bombings
In two weeks we’ll know if there’s enough evidence to open an inquest.
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Feb 10th 2016, 8:55 AM
On this day 24 years ago, the Birmingham Six were released
The men spent 16 years in prison – for a crime they didn’t commit.
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Mar 14th 2015, 8:45 AM