Last July saw the Tories emphatically ejected from government in Britain. The Labour Party was returned with a large majority promising a break from a decade and a half of Tory misrule. It didn’t take long for that façade to drop.

Almost immediately the Labour Party picked up where the Tories had left off, signalling that bleak financial times were to continue. Their decision to... Free article

I started thinking about this article on the 44th anniversary of Bobby Sands’ death on hunger strike in the H-Blocks of Long Kesh. 

The day before Bobby’s anniversary on 5 May, 2025, a spectacular statue in his honour was unveiled in his home neighbourhood of Twinbrook, west Belfast.

Bobby has come to symbolise the Irish spirit of freedom in the modern era. He was a republican... Free article

As the childcare crisis deepens, Claire Kerrane TD sets out how government inaction, broken promises, and failure to invest in a publicly led system is pushing families, providers, and staff to breaking point. Free article

‘Burn Them Out! A History of Fascism and the Far Right in Ireland’ by Pádraig Óg Ó Ruairc, published by Head of Zeus. Free article

This feature first appeared in An Phoblacht/Republican News on March 28th 1991 to mark the 75th anniversary of the Easter Rising Free article

Éirí Amach na Cásca – The 1916 Easter Rising - First published in Éiri amach na Cásca, The Easter Rising 1916, by Republican Publications, April 1986 Free article

Éirí Amach na Cásca – The 1916 Easter Rising – First published in Éiri amach na Cásca, The Easter Rising 1916, by Republican Publications, April 1986 Free article

The “Good Jobs” Employment Rights legislation due to come before the northern assembly is the most progressive employment legislation ever to be introduced in the north. 

It presents an unparalleled opportunity to grow a productive regional economy that benefits our businesses, our workers and their families within the All Ireland and global economic contexts.

Good jobs, which... Free article

FOLLOWING the eruption of the conflict in the Six Counties in 1969, the Fianna Fáil government of Jack Lynch initially expressed cautious support for the plight of nationalists. By late 1972, however, his Justice Minister, Des O’Malley, was introducing repressive legislation which saw hundreds of republicans imprisoned and the jails in the 26 Counties became a political battleground. Free article

South Down MP Chris Hazzard spoke recently at the annual Latin America Conference in London. Below we carry the speech in full. Hazzard argues that people across Europe need to develop a solidarity that is powerful, respectful, and makes a real difference with Latin America. Free article