The first of Dublin’s four Bloody Sundays

A fresh start for Clery’s on its historic site in Dublin’s O’Connell Street is very welcome, not to mention saving around 350 jobs. The site has hosted a department store since 1853. Jim Larkin made a brief appearance at the window below the clock to make the briefest speech of his career.

The police reaction below led to Dublin’s first of four Bloody Sundays in the twentieth century. Anyone who wants to know a bit more about the most (in)famous event associated with the building should visit http://storymap.ie/ and click on ‘The first Bloody Sunday’ balloon in O’Connell Street.

Batons under the Clock