Narrative of events of Bloody Sunday (1972) Narrative of events of Bloody Sunday (1972) This article details the events as they occurred on Bloody Sunday (1972). The organisers' original intention was that the march would form up on the Creggan Estate behind a coal delivery lorry carrying the main speakers and bearing a Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association (NICRA) banner. The march would then make its way down to William Street on the edge of the Bogside, and on to the Guildhall in the city centre, where a rally would be held. In response, the head of the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) in Derry, Chief Superintendent Frank
Bogside Northern Ireland riots. The riots took place in other parts of Northern Ireland but in Derry city they were mostly in the Bogside. The vigilante group Republican Action Against Drugs formed in 2008 has a very strong presence in the Bogside. The group's goal is to use punishment shootings and even kill any suspected drug dealers. Bogside The Bogside is a neighbourhood outside the city walls of Derry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The large gable-wall murals by the Bogside Artists, Free Derry Corner and the Gasyard Féile (an annual music and arts festival held in a former gasyard) are popular