04/03/2020
The 1916 Clubs
The 1916 Clubs wish to ensure that the ideals of the leaders of 1916 are once more outlined, debated and expressed throughout the colleges of Ireland.
04/03/2020
Please show your support by tunning in to TG4 tonight at 9:30. The hooded men case should be heard. A representative from the club's will be speaking from a medical/scientific point of view. Hopefully we can get justice for the hooded men.
We rarely comment on negative reviews however we feel it's our duty to call out Kathleen Martin for slandering our organisation. T.W responded to her accusations as such.
"Dear Kathleen, I have absolutely no idea where you have gotten this notion about The 1916 Clubs. Only last week we had a lecture on the hooded men and British state sanctioned torture on Irish citizens, to claim we only have a narrow window of interest in Irish republican history between 1916-1922 is ridiculous. Furthermore to insinuate that we in the clubs support Free state atrocities during the civil war for example the Ballyseedy massacre is so unbelievably offensive and quite frankly stupid it doesn't warrant a response. As I control the social media for the clubs I usually hold my tongue as we have many lectures on history, politics and ethics- emotive topics where I believe everyone is entitled to their opinion even if sometimes that opinion isn't grounded in facts. But when you openly slander us on a public domain over something that is so clearly untrue that if you had bothered to scroll down our Facebook homepage you would be confronted with so much evidence to the contrary it is astounding. With that Ms Martin I bid you a good day and offer you some parting advice; please be aware of who you are insulting before you post. GRMA."
Director Stephen Bennett gives us an in depth discussion on the history of the torture techniques trialed in 1971 in the North of our country.
A chairde, we are now publishing the recordings of our most recent talk "The Hooded Men" further recordings of the closing statement including Monsignor Raymond Murray will be added to the page in due course, Once again thanks to Stephen Bennett who recorded this event!
Liam Shannon decribes his experiences as a "hooded man"
Leading neuroscientist from TCD, professor Shane O'Mara discusses the effects of tortuture and the healthcare professionals who have a role to play in creating the techniques used on the hooded men as well as those detained in Guantanamo and Abu Ghraib.
Francie McGuigan describes his treatment at the hands of the British state
Professor of Ethics in the RCSI introduces the speakers and discusses the ethical dilemma of physician facilitated torture.
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