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The photos taken on Bloody Sunday have played different roles in commemorating the events of the day over the last 50 years.

Thirteen people were killed in the shootings in January 1972 and 15 others were injured.

As the people of Derry and people across Ireland prepare to mark the 50th anniversary of the Bloody Sunday massacre next week, we at the Derry Journal will be producing a special commemorative newspaper next Friday, January 28 2022.

THE families of five men killed by British soldiers on Bloody Sunday in 1972 will legally challenge a decision not to prosecute five former paratroopers over their deaths. Solicitors for the families of Jackie Duddy, Michael Kelly, John Young, Michael McDaid and William McKinney said that a five-day judicial review would begin on September 20. It will challenge a previous decision by Northern Ireland’s Public Prosecution Service (PPS) not to prosecute five soldiers over the killings of those named, solicitor Fearghal Shiels said. “The families warmly welcome today’s decision and look fo...

The families of five men shot by soldiers in Londonderry in 1972 are to legally challenge a decision not to prosecute five veterans. Northern Ireland’s Public Prosecution Service (PPS) announced in 2019 that one veteran, known as Soldier F, would face charges. On Thursday, the families of Jackie Duddy, Michael Kelly, John Young, Michael McDaid and William McKinney were granted permission by the High Court to challenge decisions not to prosecute five other former members of the Parachute Regiment. High Court grants Bloody Sunday families permission to challenge Public Prosecution Service (PP...