17K views · 564 reactions | Friday is scientifically proven to be the happiest day of the week, and on Friday 14 June it’s going to be the happiest of them all. Not only are people all around the world coming together to donate for World Blood Donor Day, but we’re opening some of our donor centres for Australia’s first 24-hour donate-a-thon. Find out how you can join our Bloody Great Friday celebrations here: https://don8blood.com/2QyLRd4 | Australian Red Cross Lifeblood | Facebook

27K views · 188 reactions | When the bombs began to fall on Belfast during the Second World War, many children like these were sent to the relative safety of County Fermanagh. One of them was Renee McAllister. Now aged 91 she has stayed in touch with the friends she made 80 years ago. She’s been taking a trip down memory lane with our South-West reporter Julian Fowler. | BBC Newsline | Facebook

10K views · 211 reactions | Today marks the 50th Anniversary of Bloody Friday in Belfast, in which nine people were killed in a series of bombings. The IRA exploded more than 20 bombs, bringing carnage to the streets of the city. | More: bit.ly/3yXVrgj | RTÉ News | Facebook

SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY On 30 January 1972 in Derry, Northern Ireland, British soldiers shot 26 unarmed Catholic civilans on a protest march. 13 died immediately. 1 died later. 6 of the victims were children. John: ‘Sunday Bloody Sunday’ is written by both of us (John & Yoko) and performed by both of us, which is about the killing in Ireland of the 13 people in Free Derry in Northern Ireland (on 30 January 1972). We wrote that the day after. Practically the same day Paul was writing ‘Give Ireland B

14 plays based on the lives of the victims of Bloody Sunday are being performed and also filmed at Croke Park by the Abbey Theatre. '14 voices from the Bloodied Field' will be streamed online by the theatre from Friday evening | RTÉ News