Issue 2 - 2024 200dpi

Joe McDonnell – Died on July 8th 1981 on hunger strike in the H-Blocks of Long Kesh

4 July 2025

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

Francis Hughes – Died on 12 May 1981 on hunger strike in the H-Blocks

9 May 2025

The death of Francis Hughes at the age of 25 on hunger strike in the H-Blocks of Long Kesh saw not the end of a legend but a new chapter in what was, by any measure, the story of one of the most fearless and tenacious guerrilla fighters of the 20th Century and of the Irish Republican Army. Free article

Government must come clean on Childcare failures

7 May 2025

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

Fascism and the Far Right in Ireland exposed

6 May 2025

‘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

Bobby Sands MP – Died 5 May 1981 on hunger strike in the H-Blocks of Long Kesh

2 May 2025

5 May 1981 was one of the most defining days in Irish history. It was the day that Bobby Sands, the 27-year-old Member of Parliament for Fermanagh/South Tyrone, died on hunger strike in the H-Blocks of Long Kesh as part of the republican prisoners’ campaign for the restoration of political status. Free article

A week that shook the British Empire

18 April 2025

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

1916 Chronology of events

18 April 2025

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 1916 Proclamation

18 April 2025

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

Groundbreaking employment law in north will point way forward for All Ireland workers’ rights

11 April 2025

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

Volunteer Tom Smith - 50th Anniversary

12 March 2025

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

Standing in solidarity to build a better world

4 March 2025

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

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