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"Mixed," he says. I parked up at the bottom of West Street and just started taking pictures.”. You're seeing them as a more rounded human being. “I was 27 at the time and it changed my life forever, we were all devastated. He still fears he could be charged for old offences. Mon 10 Dec 2001 12.16 GMT “Everyone rallied round and I remember us trying to be strong at the funeral. Patrick Magee wishes to talk about his new book. Being from Belfast I was obviously keen to know more.". He was taken to Royal Sussex County Hospital where doctors asked if he was allergic to anything. She was working at Marks & Spencer in Western Road and was called to open up early so the delegates could buy new clothes. He offers a rare, nostalgic smile. "The IRA was responsible for that operation and I was one of the people involved in it. If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can contact IPSO here. Mr Dack added: “It was the biggest story in the country for a long time and the biggest ever in Brighton. Their son was named Mark and their daughter Caroline. He says a defining moment came when he was arrested by fusiliers and beaten up. The book is based on his PhD thesis and is called Gangsters or Guerrillas? He was later transferred to Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Buckinghamshire where he remained for several weeks. He says it was reported as if he'd bombed the hotel on a whim. he asks hopefully. We were just hoping for the best.”. (In jail he married a woman he had initially contacted in the US for help with research.) Five had been killed. She will appear with Mr Magee at an event at the Old Market Theatre, Hove, on Sunday. ", Magee asks whether the Guardian is going to treat him to lunch. They were heady days when a lot of things seemed possible." He said: “I was sending copy from the lobby of the Old Ship when another pyjama-clad man exited from the lift and demanded receptionists tell him what was going on. Is he sorry that he failed to kill Margaret Thatcher? Patrick Magee the academic is better known as Patrick Magee, Brighton bomber, or even Patrick "Mad Dog" Magee. "This sounds very pious, but actually there aren't. As he left court, he winked at friends and shouted, "Tiocfaidh ar la" - our day will come. “Shortly after his death I got a letter from him. Five were killed and dozens injured. He was the technician - the man who made and planted the bombs. At times I can barely hear his voice. He lived in Norwich and spoke with an English accent. They were covered in dust and were clearly shocked at what had happened. "Or will it be about me?" Does he think he could truly reinvent himself; that there will be a time when he's not primarily known as the Brighton bomber? Mr Mills was one of the first on the scene and just minutes after arriving he had started filing his copy back to the Argus office. This site is part of Newsquest's audited local newspaper network. The photograph of Lord Tebbit being carried out of the devastated building is one of the enduring images of the day. It was too much of a responsibility. Across Brighton and Hove the explosion had woken many and even set off car alarms. Although Magee pleaded not guilty at the time, he now admits that he had been active in the IRA for 12 years.

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