The death occurred on Friday 21 February of Brendan McFarlane, who was a Republican leader inside and outside the prisons, known and respected by generations of activists across Ireland and beyond. ‘Bik’ was an inspirational and well-loved comrade and his passing will be widely mourned. Free article

First published in 'An Phoblacht/Republican News', 9 February 1995, The IRA’s 1974 Christmas ceasefire, called following talks earlier in December between republican leaders and a number of Protestant clergymen, led to one of the longest and most controversial Truces during the IRA’s campaign. Free article

Last Friday, in the Hague, Netherlands, a ground-breaking event took place with the formation of ‘The Hague Group’ by nine key states from the global south, including Namibia, Honduras, Chile, Colombia, Belize, Bolivia, Malaysia, Senegal, Cuba, and led by South Africa as an inter-governmental bloc to support the positions adopted by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and... Free article

The weekend of 18 and 19 January saw Irish republicans from Sligo, Fermanagh, Leitrim, Roscommon, Cavan and further afield mark the 50th Anniversary of the death of IRA Volunteer Kevin Coen through commemoration and reflection.

A native of Rusheen, near Riverstown Co Sligo, Kevin was a Volunteer with the IRA's South Fermanagh Brigade.

He joined the ranks of the Defense Forces in the... Free article

Gerry Adams penned a poignant tribute to his friend and comrade Ted Howell which was published in the 'Irish News' this week. Free article

An article by Sinn Féin’s Matt Carthy published in the 'Irish Times' this week where he made the case for the immediate implementation of the Occupied Territories Bill. Free article

Three significant outcomes have begun to crystallise in the aftermath of the most recent Irish general election.

First, Sinn Féin has been consolidated as the third major political force in the southern Irish state.

Second, for the first time since partition, politics in the 26 counties has potentially shifted from the binary dominance of the two conservative parties, Fianna Fáil... Free article

The 40th anniversary commemoration of Volunteer Seán McIlvenna will held on Sunday 15 December in Blackwatertown, County Armagh. Free article

During this general election campaign in the south of Ireland, the electorate has been presented with a real choice - between the plan for change presented by Sinn Féin, or more of the same from the two conservative parties, Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil. 

Both of these parties dominated southern Irish politics for over a century. They have consistently represented the economic and... Free article

Sinn Féin’s National Chairperson Declan Kearney MLA has said everyone should be afforded the right of respectful commemoration. Free article