He spent 71 days on hunger strike from 23 May 1981. He died on 1 August 1981. Free article

A Basque militant once said that national liberation struggle and socialism are two sides of the same coin—words that still ring true today.

The Basque people have endured great challenges in the pursuit of freedom.  Conor Murphy once remarked at a solidarity event in South Armagh that “the oppression of the Basque nationality by the Spanish must be seen to be believed.”

Indeed, the... Free article

An historic statement was issued by Óglaigh na hÉireann, the Irish Republican Army on Thursday 28 July 2005. It brought an end to the IRA’s armed campaign and opened a new phase in the Republican struggle. Free article

Every now and again, the ghost of the Orange State appears to remind us of the bad old days.

In those days, the Orange Order marched where it wanted, when it wanted and made sure we knew of its privileged position. The Orange State was supreme. All the apparatus of the state, from its police force to its civil service and judiciary, were willing collaborators in upholding that... Free article

THE death of IRA Volunteer Martin Hurson on 13 July 1981, after 46 days on the Hunger Strike, was unexpected. The suddenness of his death, coming only five days after that of Joe McDonnell, came as a shock since two other Hunger Strikers – Kieran Doherty and Kevin Lynch – had been almost a week on hunger strike ahead of Martin. Free article

JOE McDONNELL was the fifth Hunger Striker to die due to the intransigence of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and her government. Free article

Eighty years ago on 26 June 1945 the Charter of the United Nations was adopted. It became a foundational legal document which committed the international community to work together to prevent future wars, uphold human rights and foster the conditions for social and economic progress. 

It remains the cornerstone of international law and global diplomacy. It is the legal backbone of... Free article

World renowned Irish artist Jim Fitzpatrick has made a new portrait of 1916 activist Elizabeth O’Farrell, the Cumann na mBan nurse who famously braved British Army gunfire on Moore Street to take Pearse’s surrender note to the British forces, and who remained a Republican all her life. Free article

One hundred years ago in June 1925 the first paper to bear the title 'An Phoblacht' was published. It was to last for 12 turbulent years and to leave a legacy of lively campaigning republican journalism. Free article

A century ago in the summer of 1925 the Boundary Commission established under the Anglo-Irish Treaty was hearing evidence on the ground in the Six Counties as it prepared its report and considered what changes if any should be made to the border that divided Ireland. Free article