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Sat 05 May 2007Belfast's bloodiest yearThe Troubles: In this week of harmonious smiles from Ian Paisley and Martin McGuinness, it is perhaps more important than ever to recall the darkness which once prevailed over Northern Ireland politics.The Telling Year: Belfast 1972 By Malachi O'Doherty Gill & Macmillan, 234pp.€16.99.