Following his death in British custody in the Provost Prison, Arbour Hill, Dublin, on 19 November 1798, Theobald Wolfe Tone, Irish revolutionary leader, was buried in the family grave in Bodenstown Churchyard, just outside the village of Sallins, County Kildare. Free article

President Michael D Higgins was right to tell the truth and describe the housing crisis as a disaster. They were wise words from an honourable man who felt compelled to give voice to the hard realities faced by those desperately struggling to put an affordable roof over their heads and to those unable to do so. Free article

Since the narrow Dáil vote for the Treaty in January 1922 and the split in the IRA in March, there were ongoing efforts to prevent civil war and to find a basis for unity on both a political and military basis. Free article

Joe Dwyer’s uploaded clip of anti-Irish commentary during the Jubilee TV coverage on the BBC has been viewed over a million times. Here he explains why he tweeted the clip and the anti-Irish racism still prevalent in Britain. Free article

Owen Carron gives a personal tribute for Leitrim republican Gabriel McGlynn, a 40-year Sinn Féin veteran of local political activism, who died recently. Free article

Recently deceased North Antrim Republican Mickey Agnew who help build the foundations of Sinn Féin’s organisation in the area is remembered by Gerard Magee. Free article

The Special Powers Act, one of the most repressive pieces of legislation ever enacted anywhere, was extensively used for 50 years by the Unionist regime in the Six Counties. Free article

Writing in his latest blog, Declan Kearney looks back at a resounding election result for Sinn Féin and said the democratic outcome of the election must be respected. Free article

A large group of republicans gathered in late April for the funeral of Anna Gallogly, a lifelong republican in Leitrim. The graveside oration was delivered by former Sinn Féin TD for Cavan/Monaghan Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin TD. Free article

Sinn Féin’s record Assembly vote signifies seismic change as party president Mary Lou McDonald stated that, “We know this places a big responsibility on us to show up for people and to deliver for people, and to work very hard”. Free article