"My own parents quietly disposed of a vinyl album of Irish rebel songs. It was not safe to be Irish in Birmingham. Innocent people had already been lifted by the police: you could be next." Dr Michael Flavin, King’s College London, reflects on the experiences of the Irish following the IRA bombings on British soil in the 1970s. Full story 👇 https://irishheritagenews.ie/belfast-birmingham-and-beyond-irish-in-britain-during-the-troubles/