The Birmingham pub bombings (also known as the Birmingham bombings) occurred on 21 November 1974, when bombs exploded in two public houses in central Birmingham, England. The explosions killed 21 people and injured 182 others.
Although the Provisional Irish Republican Army have never officially admitted responsibility for the Birmingham pub bombings, a former senior officer of the organisation confessed to their involvement in 2014, with an admission the Birmingham pub bombings "went against everything we [the Provisional Irish Republican Army] claimed to stand for".
Birmingham (Live with Orchestra & Choir) is a 2013 live album by Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel, featuring the Orchestra of the Swan and their Chamber Choir Orchestra Conductor Andrew Powell, who was the man who did the string arrangements on the original studio albums. The album, a Comeuppance production, was released by Absolute via Universal. A DVD version of the performance was also released at the same time.
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The album was recorded and filmed live at the Birmingham Symphony Hall, England on 24 November 2012. The band, with the orchestra and chamber choir, made up about 50 performers together, and performed the band's first two albums The Human Menagerie and The Psychomodo in their entirety - with some of the songs entirely new to the stage. The sold-out show was a one off performance of the two albums, and also included Spandau Ballet's Steve Norman on saxophone and percussion. Aside from the two albums performed, the band also played three additional tracks on the night; "Judy Teen" (the band's UK Top 5 hit single from 1974), "Stranger Comes to Town" (the title track from Harley's 2010 album) and "Black or White" (from the 1976 album Timeless Flight. Harley commented "It's been a long time coming - something like 39 years. Now we're here, at last, with an orchestra and a choir and a big rock band, to play those first two albums pretty well the way they appeared on the original vinyl. Maybe some things should never change, in spite of progress. Welcome, my old friends."
Birmingham was founded in 1871, during the post-Civil WarReconstruction period, through the merger of three pre-existing farm towns, notably, former Elyton. It grew from there, annexing many more of its smaller neighbors, into an industrial and railroad transportation center with a focus on mining, the iron and steel industry, and railroading. Birmingham was named for Birmingham, England, UK; one of that nation's major industrial cities. Most of the original settlers who founded Birmingham were of English ancestry. In one writer's view, the city was planned as a place where cheap, non-unionized, and African-American labor from rural Alabama could be employed in the city's steel mills and blast furnaces, giving it a competitive advantage over industrial cities in the Midwest and Northeast.
‘Four men behind 1974 IRA Birmingham pub bombings' named | ITV News
A convicted bomber has named four men he claims carried out the 1974 Birmingham pub attacks - telling inquests he had been given permission to do so by the head of the IRA.
In a dramatic turn, an anonymous ex-IRA volunteer giving evidence at the inquests, said he had been told six months ago by the current head of the IRA that he could name those he knew were involved.
The man, identified only as Witness O - speaking over a secure video-link - named the officer commanding (OC) the Birmingham IRA at the time, Seamus McLoughlin, as the person responsible for selecting the targets.
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21st November 1974: The Birmingham pub bombings kill 21 people and injure 182
In the early evening of 21 November, at least three explosive devices were planted in locations around central Birmingham. Two of these were in public houses and, at 20:11, a man with an Irish accent called the city’s newspapers with a coded warning about the presence of the explosives but no specific details about their locations.
Although the Provisional IRA has never formally admitted responsibility for the bombings, they came at a time when attacks on mainland Britain by the Irish republican revolutionary organisation were occurring on average once every three days.
One of the Birmingham bombs was concealed inside either a duffel bag or a briefcase and planted inside the Mulberry Bush pub on the ground floor of the 25-storey Rotunda office block. It exploded just six minutes after th...
published: 21 Nov 2018
Man arrested over 1974 Birmingham Pub Bombings | ITV News
A man has been arrested in Northern Ireland in connection with the Birmingham Pub Bombings in 1974.
Twenty-one people died in the attack in which two bombs exploded in two pubs in the city centre on 21 November that year.
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IRA Birmingham pub bombings coroner rules out naming suspects - Daily Mail
Michael Hayes, 69, from Dublin, said he was part of the group responsible for killing innocent people in the Mulberry Bush and the Tavern in the Town on November 21, 1974. Six innocent men were wrongfully convicted and the real criminals have never been brought to justice. Mr Hayes refused to say who planted the bombs in the Birmingham pubs, but apologised for killing innocent people.
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Jury finds 'IRA behind Birmingham pub bombings'
A jury at the inquest into the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings has concluded that a botched warning call made by the IRA (Irish Republican Army) caused or contributed to the deaths of 21 people.
Two bombs exploded in Birmingham city centre on 21 November 1974, with more than 200 people left injured.
Nobody has ever successfully been brought to justice for the attack - but six men were wrongly convicted and jailed.
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Birmingham pub bombings: IRA suspect Hayes issues apology - BBC News
A self-confessed IRA bomb maker who has said he was part of the group responsible for the Birmingham pub bombings has issued an apology.
Twenty-one people were killed on 21 November 1974 when bombs exploded in two city centre pubs.
Six innocent men were wrongfully convicted. No-one has ever been brought to justice for one of the worst single losses of life in the Troubles.
Michael Christopher Hayes said he was sorry innocent people were killed.
The 69-year-old, who now lives in south Dublin, refused to say who planted the bombs in the Mulberry Bush and the Tavern in the Town, but said he was speaking out to give "the point of view of a participant".
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The Birmingham Pub Bombings Inquests begin | ITV News
The inquests into the deaths of 21 people, who died when bombs exploded in two Birmingham pubs in November 1974, are underway. 182 people were injured.
They are expected to last for at least five weeks and are being held in public at Birmingham Coroner’s Court.
The reopening of the inquests is the result of a long campaign by some of the victims’ families.
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New photos show pubs before Birmingham bombings | ITV News
Photographs, seen for the first time in almost 30 years, show the inside of two pubs before they were bombed 45 years ago.
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Julie Hambleton Wants An Inquest Into The Birmingham Pub Bombings | Good Morning Britain
Julie Hambleton, whose sister died in the Birmingham pub bombings, wants answers.
A convicted bomber has named four men he claims carried out the 1974 Birmingham pub attacks - telling inquests he had been given permission to do so by the head...
A convicted bomber has named four men he claims carried out the 1974 Birmingham pub attacks - telling inquests he had been given permission to do so by the head of the IRA.
In a dramatic turn, an anonymous ex-IRA volunteer giving evidence at the inquests, said he had been told six months ago by the current head of the IRA that he could name those he knew were involved.
The man, identified only as Witness O - speaking over a secure video-link - named the officer commanding (OC) the Birmingham IRA at the time, Seamus McLoughlin, as the person responsible for selecting the targets.
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A convicted bomber has named four men he claims carried out the 1974 Birmingham pub attacks - telling inquests he had been given permission to do so by the head of the IRA.
In a dramatic turn, an anonymous ex-IRA volunteer giving evidence at the inquests, said he had been told six months ago by the current head of the IRA that he could name those he knew were involved.
The man, identified only as Witness O - speaking over a secure video-link - named the officer commanding (OC) the Birmingham IRA at the time, Seamus McLoughlin, as the person responsible for selecting the targets.
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In the early evening of 21 November, at least three explosive devices were planted in locations around central Birmingham. Two of these were in public houses an...
In the early evening of 21 November, at least three explosive devices were planted in locations around central Birmingham. Two of these were in public houses and, at 20:11, a man with an Irish accent called the city’s newspapers with a coded warning about the presence of the explosives but no specific details about their locations.
Although the Provisional IRA has never formally admitted responsibility for the bombings, they came at a time when attacks on mainland Britain by the Irish republican revolutionary organisation were occurring on average once every three days.
One of the Birmingham bombs was concealed inside either a duffel bag or a briefcase and planted inside the Mulberry Bush pub on the ground floor of the 25-storey Rotunda office block. It exploded just six minutes after the telephone warning, devastating the building and killing ten people while leaving many others horrifically injured. Ten minutes later a second bomb exploded in the Tavern in the Town pub, killing a further 9 people outright while two of the injured later died in hospital.
Within three hours of the bombings, five men had been detained at Heysham Port from where they had intended to sail to Belfast. They had all lived in Birmingham for a number of years but had travelled from Birmingham New Street station that evening. By 23 November, and after being subjected to extreme physical and psychological abuse they, along with a sixth man, had all signed forced confessions admitting their involvement in the pub bombings.
The Birmingham Six were sentenced to life imprisonment in a huge miscarriage of justice. Their convictions were eventually quashed in 1991, but nobody else has since been charged.
In the early evening of 21 November, at least three explosive devices were planted in locations around central Birmingham. Two of these were in public houses and, at 20:11, a man with an Irish accent called the city’s newspapers with a coded warning about the presence of the explosives but no specific details about their locations.
Although the Provisional IRA has never formally admitted responsibility for the bombings, they came at a time when attacks on mainland Britain by the Irish republican revolutionary organisation were occurring on average once every three days.
One of the Birmingham bombs was concealed inside either a duffel bag or a briefcase and planted inside the Mulberry Bush pub on the ground floor of the 25-storey Rotunda office block. It exploded just six minutes after the telephone warning, devastating the building and killing ten people while leaving many others horrifically injured. Ten minutes later a second bomb exploded in the Tavern in the Town pub, killing a further 9 people outright while two of the injured later died in hospital.
Within three hours of the bombings, five men had been detained at Heysham Port from where they had intended to sail to Belfast. They had all lived in Birmingham for a number of years but had travelled from Birmingham New Street station that evening. By 23 November, and after being subjected to extreme physical and psychological abuse they, along with a sixth man, had all signed forced confessions admitting their involvement in the pub bombings.
The Birmingham Six were sentenced to life imprisonment in a huge miscarriage of justice. Their convictions were eventually quashed in 1991, but nobody else has since been charged.
A man has been arrested in Northern Ireland in connection with the Birmingham Pub Bombings in 1974.
Twenty-one people died in the attack in which two bombs exp...
A man has been arrested in Northern Ireland in connection with the Birmingham Pub Bombings in 1974.
Twenty-one people died in the attack in which two bombs exploded in two pubs in the city centre on 21 November that year.
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Michael Hayes, 69, from Dublin, said he was part of the group responsible for killing innocent people in the Mulberry Bush and the Tavern in the Town on Novembe...
Michael Hayes, 69, from Dublin, said he was part of the group responsible for killing innocent people in the Mulberry Bush and the Tavern in the Town on November 21, 1974. Six innocent men were wrongfully convicted and the real criminals have never been brought to justice. Mr Hayes refused to say who planted the bombs in the Birmingham pubs, but apologised for killing innocent people.
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Michael Hayes, 69, from Dublin, said he was part of the group responsible for killing innocent people in the Mulberry Bush and the Tavern in the Town on November 21, 1974. Six innocent men were wrongfully convicted and the real criminals have never been brought to justice. Mr Hayes refused to say who planted the bombs in the Birmingham pubs, but apologised for killing innocent people.
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A jury at the inquest into the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings has concluded that a botched warning call made by the IRA (Irish Republican Army) caused or contribu...
A jury at the inquest into the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings has concluded that a botched warning call made by the IRA (Irish Republican Army) caused or contributed to the deaths of 21 people.
Two bombs exploded in Birmingham city centre on 21 November 1974, with more than 200 people left injured.
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A self-confessed IRA bomb maker who has said he was part of the group responsible for the Birmingham pub bombings has issued an apology.
Twenty-one people were ...
A self-confessed IRA bomb maker who has said he was part of the group responsible for the Birmingham pub bombings has issued an apology.
Twenty-one people were killed on 21 November 1974 when bombs exploded in two city centre pubs.
Six innocent men were wrongfully convicted. No-one has ever been brought to justice for one of the worst single losses of life in the Troubles.
Michael Christopher Hayes said he was sorry innocent people were killed.
The 69-year-old, who now lives in south Dublin, refused to say who planted the bombs in the Mulberry Bush and the Tavern in the Town, but said he was speaking out to give "the point of view of a participant".
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A self-confessed IRA bomb maker who has said he was part of the group responsible for the Birmingham pub bombings has issued an apology.
Twenty-one people were killed on 21 November 1974 when bombs exploded in two city centre pubs.
Six innocent men were wrongfully convicted. No-one has ever been brought to justice for one of the worst single losses of life in the Troubles.
Michael Christopher Hayes said he was sorry innocent people were killed.
The 69-year-old, who now lives in south Dublin, refused to say who planted the bombs in the Mulberry Bush and the Tavern in the Town, but said he was speaking out to give "the point of view of a participant".
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► An inquest has concluded a botched IRA warning contributed or led to the deaths of the 21 people killed in the Birmingham pub bombings.
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The inquests into the deaths of 21 people, who died when bombs exploded in two Birmingham pubs in November 1974, are underway. 182 people were injured.
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The inquests into the deaths of 21 people, who died when bombs exploded in two Birmingham pubs in November 1974, are underway. 182 people were injured.
They are expected to last for at least five weeks and are being held in public at Birmingham Coroner’s Court.
The reopening of the inquests is the result of a long campaign by some of the victims’ families.
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A convicted bomber has named four men he claims carried out the 1974 Birmingham pub attacks - telling inquests he had been given permission to do so by the head of the IRA.
In a dramatic turn, an anonymous ex-IRA volunteer giving evidence at the inquests, said he had been told six months ago by the current head of the IRA that he could name those he knew were involved.
The man, identified only as Witness O - speaking over a secure video-link - named the officer commanding (OC) the Birmingham IRA at the time, Seamus McLoughlin, as the person responsible for selecting the targets.
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In the early evening of 21 November, at least three explosive devices were planted in locations around central Birmingham. Two of these were in public houses and, at 20:11, a man with an Irish accent called the city’s newspapers with a coded warning about the presence of the explosives but no specific details about their locations.
Although the Provisional IRA has never formally admitted responsibility for the bombings, they came at a time when attacks on mainland Britain by the Irish republican revolutionary organisation were occurring on average once every three days.
One of the Birmingham bombs was concealed inside either a duffel bag or a briefcase and planted inside the Mulberry Bush pub on the ground floor of the 25-storey Rotunda office block. It exploded just six minutes after the telephone warning, devastating the building and killing ten people while leaving many others horrifically injured. Ten minutes later a second bomb exploded in the Tavern in the Town pub, killing a further 9 people outright while two of the injured later died in hospital.
Within three hours of the bombings, five men had been detained at Heysham Port from where they had intended to sail to Belfast. They had all lived in Birmingham for a number of years but had travelled from Birmingham New Street station that evening. By 23 November, and after being subjected to extreme physical and psychological abuse they, along with a sixth man, had all signed forced confessions admitting their involvement in the pub bombings.
The Birmingham Six were sentenced to life imprisonment in a huge miscarriage of justice. Their convictions were eventually quashed in 1991, but nobody else has since been charged.
A man has been arrested in Northern Ireland in connection with the Birmingham Pub Bombings in 1974.
Twenty-one people died in the attack in which two bombs exploded in two pubs in the city centre on 21 November that year.
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Michael Hayes, 69, from Dublin, said he was part of the group responsible for killing innocent people in the Mulberry Bush and the Tavern in the Town on November 21, 1974. Six innocent men were wrongfully convicted and the real criminals have never been brought to justice. Mr Hayes refused to say who planted the bombs in the Birmingham pubs, but apologised for killing innocent people.
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A jury at the inquest into the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings has concluded that a botched warning call made by the IRA (Irish Republican Army) caused or contributed to the deaths of 21 people.
Two bombs exploded in Birmingham city centre on 21 November 1974, with more than 200 people left injured.
Nobody has ever successfully been brought to justice for the attack - but six men were wrongly convicted and jailed.
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A self-confessed IRA bomb maker who has said he was part of the group responsible for the Birmingham pub bombings has issued an apology.
Twenty-one people were killed on 21 November 1974 when bombs exploded in two city centre pubs.
Six innocent men were wrongfully convicted. No-one has ever been brought to justice for one of the worst single losses of life in the Troubles.
Michael Christopher Hayes said he was sorry innocent people were killed.
The 69-year-old, who now lives in south Dublin, refused to say who planted the bombs in the Mulberry Bush and the Tavern in the Town, but said he was speaking out to give "the point of view of a participant".
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► An inquest has concluded a botched IRA warning contributed or led to the deaths of the 21 people killed in the Birmingham pub bombings.
The bombings at two pubs in Birmingham in 1974 also injured more than two hundred. Ever since then, there's been a campaign to find out who did it and bring them to justice. The inquest also found police couldn't have limited the loss of life.
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The inquests into the deaths of 21 people, who died when bombs exploded in two Birmingham pubs in November 1974, are underway. 182 people were injured.
They are expected to last for at least five weeks and are being held in public at Birmingham Coroner’s Court.
The reopening of the inquests is the result of a long campaign by some of the victims’ families.
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Photographs, seen for the first time in almost 30 years, show the inside of two pubs before they were bombed 45 years ago.
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The Birmingham pub bombings (also known as the Birmingham bombings) occurred on 21 November 1974, when bombs exploded in two public houses in central Birmingham, England. The explosions killed 21 people and injured 182 others.
Although the Provisional Irish Republican Army have never officially admitted responsibility for the Birmingham pub bombings, a former senior officer of the organisation confessed to their involvement in 2014, with an admission the Birmingham pub bombings "went against everything we [the Provisional Irish Republican Army] claimed to stand for".
Paddy Hill, one of six men wrongly convicted for the 1974Birmingham pub bombings who went on to set up an organisation dedicated to helping others facing miscarriages of justice, has died aged 80.
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