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Bobby Sands writing in An Phoblacht/Republican News

12 June 2026

BOBBY SANDS was the most prolific writer of the republican prisoners in the H-Blocks of Long Kesh during the Blanket Protest which lasted from 1976 until 1981. He was in prison for most of that time, being arrested in October 1976 and sentenced in September 1977. Free article

An Phoblacht Editorial: The war is over – the IRA is gone

27 August 2015

THE KILLING of Gerard 'Jock' Davison was wrong and was carried out by criminal elements. The killing of Kevin McGuigan was wrong and carried out by criminal elements.  These killings have nothing to do with republicanism.  Those involved must be brought before the courts and justice served. 

It is worth repeating – the war is over and the IRA is gone.

It has been more than 10 years... Free article

Manufactured outrage by UUP hypocrites who stand with UVF and UDA parties

27 August 2015

UUP pull out of Executive in thinly-veiled attempt to 'out-unionist' the DUP Free article

IRA allegations: Unionist and Establishment parties motivated by selfish electoral interest

26 August 2015

'Unionist politicians ignored the bits that didn’t fit with their narrative and jumped on Hamilton’s claim that the IRA still exists to ratchet up the crisis', writes Gerry Adams Free article

Video – National Hunger Strike Commemoration 2015

25 August 2015

Thousands march in Dundalk to remember Hunger Strikers Free article

Video – 'IRA has gone away,' Gerry Adams tells National Hunger Strike Commemoration

24 August 2015

Gerry Adams rejects claims by PSNI regarding the IRA Free article

Homeless charity hits out at 'silly' comments by Labour TD

24 August 2015

Focus Ireland accuses Labour's Joanna Tuffy of attempting to distract attention from Government's failure to tackle housing crisis 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

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