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
Video: PSNI officers leave incapacitated woman in roadway within yards of traffic
19 March 2014
Sinn Féin seeks meeting with PSNI chiefs Free article
Rith, Seachtain na Gaeilge, Béal Feirste
18 March 2014
HUNDREDS of runners from across Belfast joined the many thousands of Irish-language activists taking part in this year’s Rith, a central part of Seachtain na Gaeilge. Free article
Union flag protesters harass children at Irish language event in Belfast
17 March 2014
Flag protesters hurl sectarian abuse at those arriving to take part in a St. Patrick's Day event in Belfast City Hall Free article
30 years ago: Attempted assassination of Gerry Adams by UDA
14 March 2014
Claims of British collusion as Gerry Adams and three other leading Sinn Féin members wounded in unionist gun attack Free article
Gerry Adams in USA – British approach undermining Peace Process, Sinn Féin leader says
13 March 2014
Westminster accused of failure to uphold Good Friday Agreement and Weston Park commitments or to back Haass proposals Free article
PSNI trying to stop truth on RUC killing of unarmed IRA Volunteer
13 March 2014
Pearse Jordan was shot dead on the Falls Road in west Belfast in November 1992 Free article
Gateway: Joan Burton accused of misleading Dáil over 'work-for-dole' scheme
12 March 2014
Documents from Department of Social Protection show that some families will lose a portion their income for working 19.5 hours per-week in compulsory 'Gateway' scheme Free article
British trade union leader Bob Crow RIP – ‘A mighty oak has fallen’
12 March 2014
The straight-talking leader of the RMT transport workers’ union was scheduled to share an American trade union platform with Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams and deputy leader Mary Lou McDonald in New York on Saturday Free article
Jailed anti-war activist Margaretta D’Arcy to be freed on 22 March
12 March 2014
Shannon Airport protester Margaretta D’Arcy (79) has been given a release date by the Mountjoy Prison authorities in Dublin of Saturday 22 March Free article
International Women’s Day marked by republican women in Belfast
12 March 2014
International Women’s Day was marked on Saturday 8 March with a highly successful day of events by republican women from the Macha group to mark and celebrate the role of women in the Irish struggle Free article
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