Thousands march in Dublin to protest Government housing failures
18 May 2019
Thousands of people from right across Ireland gathered in Dublin today to protest against the Government’s failed housing policy and to demand a change in direction.
The ‘Raise the Roof’ rally assembled at Parnell Square at 1pm, and made its way around the quays, past the Department of Housing before finishing at O’Connell Street beside the GPO.
The latest homelessness figures from... Free article
A ‘new doctrine’ of peaceful co-existence and co-operation is required — Declan Kearney
22 March 2019
Writing in his latest blog, Sinn Féin National Chairperson Declan Kearney reflects on the current situation in Latin America and the need for proper dialogue to resolve the crisis. Free article
Mary Lou McDonald speaks to the Foreign Relations Committee of the New York Bar Association
16 March 2019
Speaking last night to the Foreign Relations Committee of the New York Bar Association, Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald TD gave the following speech.
The impact of Brexit on rights
When I was invited to take part in a Brexit Questions and Answers session, I believed that we would have all of the answers to what Brexit will mean.
This week, the British parliament voted against... Free article
Time to end the stalling on Casement – Paul Maskey MP
12 March 2019
Sinn Féin MP Paul Maskey has said Sinn Féin remain committed to the redevelopment of Casement Park. Free article
British policy is blocking truth for victims of state violence – Declan Kearney
10 March 2019
Writing in his latest blog, Sinn Féin National Chairperson Declan Kearney said British government must accept its responsibility as a protagonist in the conflict, comply with the Good Friday Agreement and end its block on the legacy mechanisms agreed at Stormont House in 2014. Free article
First Dáil TD dies in English prison
5 March 2019
PIARAS MAC CANNA represented East Tipperary in the First Dáil Éireann. He was a founder member of both Sinn Féin in 1905 and the Irish Volunteers in 1913 and was commander of the Volunteers in County Tipperary. Free article
Bigotry, inequality and sharp practice have no place in local councils — Declan Kearney
27 February 2019
Writing in his latest blog, Sinn Féin National Chairperson Declan Kearney said the Local Government elections on 2 May will be a strategic opportunity to once again drive forward the momentum for political change in Ireland. Free article
This is a political trial
13 February 2019
Catalan political prisoners are facing 25 years in prison for organising a self-determination referendum Free article
Catalonia independence: This political trial is not an internal Spanish affair - Senator Paul Gavan
12 February 2019
Sinn Féin Senator and Chair of the Oireachtas Friends of Catalonia group Paul Gavan, has written an opinion piece marking the beginning of the trial of the former members of the Catalan Government. Free article
Britain's death squads 1989
12 February 2019
THE late 1980s saw an escalation in the use of death squads by the British regime in the Six Counties. Since the start of the 1970s, the British Army and the RUC had manipulated loyalist paramilitary organisations as part of their counter-insurgency strategy. The aim was to terrorise the entire nationalist population, killing Catholics solely because of their religion or perceived political allegiances and, where possible, assassinating leading nationalists and republicans. Free article
Generosity and open minds will shape Ireland’s future - Declan Kearney
1 February 2019
In this article, Sinn Féin National Chairperson Declan Kearney MLA reflects on last weekend's landmark 'beyond Brexit' conference in Belfast and calls on unionists and others to become involved in the discussion on shaping a new Ireland. Free article
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- This special edition which focuses on Irish Unity, features articles by Pearse Doherty, Dr Thomas Paul and Martina Anderson.
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