15 OCTOBER marks the 40th anniversary of the burning of Long Kesh camp in 1974 by republican POWs in protest at conditions and ill-treatment. In an article originally published in the November 1994 issue of Captive Voice, a magazine produced by republican POWs, former prisoner JOE DOHERTY, from north Belfast, recalls that historic act of resistance by republicans among the 1,500 prisoners and internees. Free article

Thousands of people take to the streets of Dublin against water charges Free article

The Irish Volunteer - Óglach na hÉireann Volume 1 - Number 36 newspaper, first published 10th October 1914 Free article

Mary Lou McDonald says Fine Gael farce raises questions over Taoiseach's judgment Free article

Martin McGuinness seeking meeting with European Commission about an application to the Globalisation Fund for reskilling and retraining of workers after firm cuts jobs for profits Free article

‘We are a society emerging from conflict with a legacy of structural under-investment and an all-island economic reality,’ says Sinn Féin National Chairperson Declan Kearney. Free article

Sinn Féin and Fine Gael at 24%, Fianna Fáil drop 5 to 20%, and Labour trail at 9% even with a new leader Free article

Fourteen young people from Cairde Republican Youth in Scotland visited Ireland for an educational trip on the theme of the 1981 H-Blocks Hunger Strike Free article

Sinn Féin Councillor Daithí Doolan calls for best turnout possible at Saturday's Right2Water rally in Dublin, starting at 2pm from the Garden of Remembrance in Parnell Square. Free article

As the people of Ireland await their first bills from Irish Water, Sinn Féin MEP Lynn Boylan has taken the issue to the European Union and will be authoring a report on the Right2Water initiative. Free article