The politics of revolution
4 November 2026
This week 40 years ago Sinn Féin was beginning a new phase of its political development in the wake of the 1986 Ard Fheis which ended the party’s long-standing policy of abstentionism from Leinster House. Free article
Two Republicans died during mass hunger strike 100 years ago
13 November 2023
While Civil War as an armed conflict had ended in early summer 1923, the Counter-Revolution led by the Free State government continued and those who bore the worst of it were over 11,000 Republican prisoners held in jails, internment camps and other places of detention throughout the Free State. Free article
1983 - Gerry Adams elected Uachtarán Sinn Féin
9 November 2023
40 years ago this week at the 1983 Sinn Féin Ard Fheis in Dublin’s Mansion House, Gerry Adams was elected President of Sinn Féin. Free article
Palestine, you are not alone - we are all Palestinians now!
25 October 2023
Declan Kearney writes on the current situation in Gaza and the need for immediate ceasefires and the upholding of International Law. Free article
Jack McElduff - A link to our proud and noble past
19 October 2023
Lifelong Irish republican and former political prisoner, John Vincent McElduff was laid to rest in his native Loughmacrory recently. The graveside oration was delivered by Seán Hughes. Free article
“This is the decade of opportunity” – Michelle O’Neill
11 October 2023
Sinn Féin Vice President Michelle O’Neill spoke at a key fringe event at this year’s Labour Party conference. She was joined by Labour’s Shadow Home Secretary Hilary Benn, Opposition Leader in the British House of Lords, Angela Smith, and North Belfast Sinn Féin MP John Finucane. Free article
Republicans need to better understand Protestants and Unionists
6 October 2023
Sinn Féin national chair Declan Kearney writes on the future and the need for republicans to better understand Protestants and Unionists. Free article
3 October 1981 – The H-Blocks Hunger Strike ends
3 October 2023
The epic and heroic chapter in Irish history that was the H-Block Hunger Strike came to an end after 217 tortuous days on 3 October 1981. Free article
The Great Escape from the H-Blocks
25 September 2023
TWO YEARS after the epic 1981 H-Block Hunger Strike in which ten young republicans died, there was another epic event at Long Kesh that dealt a huge blow to the Thatcher regime in Ireland. This was the escape of 38 IRA prisoners from H-Block 7 on Sunday 25 September 1983. Free article
The Catalans are not Spanish – They are Catalan
22 September 2023
Declan Kearney writes on Catalonia and reaffirms Sinn Féin's full commitment to assisting all efforts to achieve of a new, inclusive, progressive Catalan republic. Free article
Call for Irish unity heard at TUC conference
21 September 2023
Sinn Féin MP for Newry Armagh, Mickey Brady spoke on the case for Irish unity in September’s Trade Union Congress annual conference in Liverpool. Free article
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