Remembering Thomas McGuigan
22 March 2024
An Phoblacht would have been helpless without its drivers. They delivered the paper all over Ireland in challenging dangerous conditions. Earlier this month we were saddened to learn of the death of Thomas McGuigan, one of these valiant republican road warriors. Free article
The Irish Volunteer - Óglach na hÉireann, Volume 2, Number 37
21 August 2015
Series by Mícheál Mac Donncha chronicling the road to the 1916 Rising as seen through the pages of An tÓglach – the Irish Volunteer from 24 April 1915 to 22 April 1916 Free article
Looking to the future – Gerry Adams on the legacies of 1916 and the H-Blocks Hunger Strikes
20 August 2015
“Our collective responsibility as we are about to celebrate the centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising is to finish the work that the men and women of 1916 and of 1981 embarked upon. That means working to build the Republic envisioned by the Proclamation and the leaders of that time but suited to the needs of the 21st century.” Free article
Fianna Fáil 'cannot be trusted' to tackle housing crisis
20 August 2015
Fianna Fáil proposals dismissed as "laughable attempt to regain credibility" Free article
Soldiers responsible for Ballymurphy Massacre cannot be traced, claims ministry – Taoiseach urged to act
19 August 2015
Irish Government has a responsibility and a mandate from the Dáil to challenge the British Prime Minister and Government on the way it which it is dealing with the Ballymurphy families and with this case, says Gerry Adams Free article
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael to join forces to 'keep Sinn Féin down'?
17 August 2015
Sinn Féin says Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are 'two sides of the same coin' Free article
44 Parnell Square – Home of An Phoblacht and Sinn Féin
16 August 2015
In 1915, civil war nearly broke out on the doorstep of 44 when both sets of Volunteers and the Citizen Army had decided to march to Parnell’s grave in Glasnevin to honour his memory. After visiting the graveyard, Larkin led the Citizen Army contingent back to Parnell Square, where the Irish Volunteers had organised a public meeting outside 44 . . . Free article
Ballymurphy Massacre families keep pressure on British Government
14 August 2015
Eleven people shot dead by British Army's Parachute Regiment in aftermath of internment raids, 1971 Free article
Annual Féile vigil to remember victims of plastic bullets
14 August 2015
THE annual vigil calling for the banning of plastic bullets took place last week near the site of the former Andersonstown RUC Barracks. Free article
State funeral for Thomas Kent, executed 1916 leader, welcomed by Ard Mhéara Chorcaí Chris O’Leary
14 August 2015
A fierce firefight ensued between the Volunteers and the British Army – the brothers were supported by their 84-year-old mother! Free article
PSNI Chief Constable shares platform with Martin McGuinness
14 August 2015
Police and Sinn Féin leaders quizzed: 'Will the questions of the past ever be answered?' Free article
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