On his mother Peggy 's side of the family there was also a history of republicanism , but Bobby , according to '' An Phoblacht '' , says " the dominant influences on " him " were the events that were happening around " him . These included the McGurk 's Bar bombing in the New Lodge , some of those killed being people who knew his family , and also Bloody Sunday 1972 . This then led to his attempts to join the IRA
McGurk 's Bar bombing
McGurk's Bar bombing
Bobby Storey