Seán Hillen’s (web) collage “The Great Pyramids of Carlingford Lough“, from his 1994-1997 series “Irelantis”, is reproduced in Newry by DMC (ig). Hillen explains the sources for the image in an instagram post.
Upper Water Street, Newry. Also included below are two electrical boxes, the first, “Hope”, presumably by Zippy (web), in Kildare Street; the squirrel is in Merchants’ Quay.
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These two Saoradh (web) boards are at the roundabout on Camlough Road, Newry. The one above shows a vintage mural from nearby Carnagat Road that goes back to (at least) 1994 – the version painted in 2000 can be seen in the Peter Moloney Collection.
The other board reads “Salute the men and women of violence”, among whom are the seven signatories to the 1916 Proclamation, the IRA of the Troubles era – illustrated by Colman Doyle’s famous ?1973? (staged) photograph of a female IRA volunteer with AR-18 – and the post-Agreement groups (such as the New IRA) – illustrated by a home-made RPG (shown in Resistance).
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“This Christmas, don’t forget the Palestinian children! Nollaıg shona daoıbh agus athbhlıan faoı mhaıse daoıbh! Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!” As the final image shows, this board is next to the Egyptian Arch in Newry, and is on public land. The DUP called for the board’s removal in January; Liz Kimmins, minister for Infrastructure, said that at the time that there were no plans to remove it (BBC), and a few weeks later (February 10th, the day of these photographs) it was still in situ, though an investigation by Newry, Mourne, and Down council is on-going.
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Frenchman Fréderíc Ozanam was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1997 for establishing the Society Of St Vincent De Paul in 1833, itself named after a French priest from the 1600s, who is quoted to the right of Ozanam’s portrait: “Fear not; calm will follow the storm, and perhaps soon.”
Painted by KVLR (web) in Mill Street, Newry, on the side-wall of the St Vincent’s charity shop.
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This entry updates 2025’s C’Mon On In, which showed the low wall with local landmarks. The new pieces on the adjacent wall, the six bollards and three pillars, have a musical theme. The wall to the side depicts a sea-horse and a wolf (from the Belfast coat of arms – see The Sea Walls) among soccer-playing lions against a backdrop of flax flowers.
As before, Carla Hodgson (ig) worked with local children to produce the art (Belfast Live).
Maryville Street, south Belfast
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This gorilla wearing a five-pointed crown – painted by Friz – is on the shutters of Urban Ink Tattooz (ig). For the other piece (to the right of the third image) see The Black Rose.
Donegall Road, St James’s, west Belfast
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This memorial board to Gino Gallagher was mounted the day before the thirtieth anniversary of his death in 1996, possibly by former colleagues (Irish Times | Republican News). On the 31st, a colour party paraded to Gallagher’s grave in Milltown (youtube).
“Gino Gallagher, chief of staff, 30th anniversary, 30th January 1996. Irish National Liberation Army/INLA. “Finally, as we lay this volunteer and comrade into the soft green soil of his native land, remember him each time you gaze into the stars and see there etched across the sky the plough and the stars!””
There is an on-line archive of materials about Gallagher.
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Here are some painted junction boxes in CNR west Belfast:
– a creepy jester on Grosvenor Road (for the memorial garden in the background, see A Democratic Secular Socialist Republic.)
– an ape on Broadway, by Kate Whiteman (web)
– “GRMA” [“go raıbh maıth agat”] on Rockdale Street
– a faded appreciation of “Our heroes” in Ballymurphy Road (seen in 2022 in better shape)
For an index of boxes in CNR west Belfast, see Respect Our Community.
For the whole city, see the Visual History page on painted utility boxes.
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This painting of a tailor at work is on the shutters of Focus menswear (web) in South Street, Newtownards.
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“The prevention of the erosion of our identity is now our priority.” This entry updates the 2023 entry Westwinds UVF to show the defacement of the UVF board on the fencing opposite the entrance to the Westwinds estate. It is not clear with the lettering “G4” refers to – please get in touch if you can shed any light.
For the unmolested board, see Westwinds UVF.
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