Bobby Sands, Raymond McCord and the cross-community football team torn apart by the Troubles: ‘No club comes close to Star of the Sea’, Northern Ireland, Newtownabbey Beloud

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Bobby Sands, Raymond McCord and the cross-community football team torn apart by the Troubles: ‘No club comes close to Star of the Sea’

Bobby Sands, Raymond McCord and the cross-community football team torn apart by the Troubles: ‘No club comes close to Star of the Sea’

This feature article explores the tragic impact of the Troubles on the Star of the Sea football team in Rathcoole. Once a symbol of community unity, the club was torn apart in 1969 as sectar...

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