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 – Nelson Mandela remembered in west Belfast
13 December 2013
Irish republicans gather at the Nelson Mandela mural in west Belfast to lay wreaths and remember their friend and comrade Madiba, a great friend to Irish republicans. Free article
Orange hall attackers ‘not in any way republican’, says Sinn Féin councillor
12 December 2013
Sectarian attack on Crumlin Orange Hall ‘mindless’ Free article
20th anniversary of Downing Street Declaration – declaration significant but just one step
12 December 2013
‘Had Sinn Féin accepted the Downing Street Declaration, it is arguable that there would never have been a Good Friday Agreement’ – Gerry Adams Free article
Scotland – Win or lose in the independence vote, Scottish politics is set to be changed irrevocably
12 December 2013
A mainstream debate has begun on options for progressive and democratic transformation in Scotland Free article
Fishing quotas should reward Ireland’s responsible attitude – MEP Anderson
10 December 2013
‘Those states which abused their previous allocations should be sanctioned, not rewarded’ Free article
Nelson Mandela’s passing marked at candlelight vigil in Derry City
9 December 2013
Assembly member and former Hunger Striker Raymond McCartney spoke about the links between Ireland, Nelson Mandela and the ANC Free article
‘Madiba . . . A remarkable human being’ – Gerry Adams
6 December 2013
Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams TD in a tribute to Nelson Mandela on the steps of the Irish Parliament in Dublin on Friday Free article
Ballymurphy Massacre families angry at 'snub by Haass'
6 December 2013
Christmas vigil for 11 killed by British Army Parachute Regiment in 1971 Free article
Nelson Mandela, freedom fighter and anti-apartheid icon, RIP
6 December 2013
‘Madiba’ passes away peacefully in his Johannesburg home aged 95 Free article
Gerry Adams: Smithwick Report reflects what I said
5 December 2013
‘Those who attack me are at odds with what is contained in the Smithwick Report,’ Sinn Féin leader tells critics Free article
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