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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

Clerys sell-off debacle exposes culture of golden circles

17 June 2015

Gerry Adams TD hits out at Labour and Fine Gael Government's failure to protect workers Free article

Censorship helped create environment that allowed collusion to flourish

16 June 2015

Media censorship and denial of republican and nationalist narrative allowed collusion to flourish Free article

Orange Order say they won't help police stop violence

16 June 2015

Orange Order leaders say they will 'step back from any policing responsibility of parades this year' Free article

Hundreds rally in support of Clerys workers

16 June 2015

Government accused of failing to protect workers as hundreds of workers left in limbo Free article

Fine Gael, Labour and Fianna Fáil vote against monument to 1916 heroes

15 June 2015

Councillor Jack Murray says he is 'shocked' by Donegal councillors' opposition to mark 100th anniversary of 1916 Free article

Collusion – Relatives for Justice call for action at 'highest levels'

15 June 2015

Relatives for Justice call for independent inquiry as more details of shocking levels of collusion between British state and armed groups emerge Free article

Video – 20,000 march for marriage equality in Belfast

15 June 2015

Calls for civil marriage equality in North following historic referendum in the South Free article

Fine Gael's 'bizarre' position on Irish neutrality criticised

15 June 2015

Fine Gael backs vote which recommends mobilisation of EU military assets in Black Sea in response to Russia Free article

First Sinn Féin Mayor of 'Rebel Cork City' in 90 years

12 June 2015

The post was previously held by two iconic republicans – Tomás Mac Curtain and Terence McSwiney Free article

The Irish Volunteer - Óglach na hÉireann Volume 2 - Number 27

12 June 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

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