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
Reclaiming the Nation
11 March 2026
The traditional left in Europe has been losing working-class voters. Yet the history of progressive politics suggests a different possibility - democratic nationalism, rooted in social justice, may once again become the foundation of a renewed European left. Free article
Iran: The spectre of another catastrophic Middle East war looms
9 March 2026
The decision by the United States, alongside Israel, to launch unprovoked military operations against Iran, is a flagrant violation of the United Nations Charter and International Law.
Yet again, the actions of these governments have fundamentally damaged the multilateral system. This is the second time in nine months that the United States has begun a war in the midst of live... Free article
Women’s bodies are still battlegrounds
9 March 2026
This article for International Women’s Day is based on a talk given in Brussels last week. Free article
US-Israeli imperialism unleashes carnage across Middle East
8 March 2026
The two most corrupt leaders in the history of their countries are leading an imperialist war in the Middle East that has unleashed carnage across the region and no-one knows how or where it will end. Free article
The Prison Struggle 1976-1981
27 February 2026
Between 1976 and 1981 the prisons in the Six Counties became front lines in the struggle for Irish freedom with an intensity and for a duration never seen before in Irish history. This stemmed from the attempt begun 50 years ago by the British government to brand Irish Republicans prisoners as criminals. Free article
Ard Fheis stairiúil Chonradh na Gaeilge i mBéal Feirste
24 February 2026
Beidh daoine ann sna glúnta romhainn a thabharfaidh a mionn leat go raibh siad i láthair ag Ard Fheis stairiúil Chonradh na Gaeilge i mBéal Feirste 2026. An Ard Fheis, deirfimis, nuair a ceartaíodh botún mór a rinneadhi leasú bunreacht na heagraíochta thiar i 2008. Free article
Mícheál Martin is an obstacle to Irish Unity in Fianna Fáil’s centenary year
23 February 2026
Fianna Fáil Taoiseach Mícheál Martin has gone from delaying progress towards Irish Unity to actually becoming an obstacle to that objective which is enshrined in the Irish Constitution. And this is in the centenary year of Fianna Fáil, ‘the Republican Party’ which regards itself as the champion of the constitutional pursuit of national reunification. Free article
Rory O'Connor - new light on an elusive figure
18 February 2026
Gerard Shannon, author of the first ever biography of Rory O'Connor, speaks to An Phoblacht's Mícheál Mac Donncha. Best remembered for his execution by the Free State government with Liam Mellows, Joe McKelvey and Richard Barrett on 8 December 1922, Rory O'Connor was a key member of the IRA leadership from 1917 on, though mostly out of the public eye. Free article
Sinn Féin decision on White House timely in light of Rubio speech
17 February 2026
Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald announced on Monday that party representatives will not participate in St Patrick’s Day events in the White House this year. Free article
Frank Stagg: 50 Years On – “We Are a Risen People”
12 February 2026
Today marks fifty years since the death of Frank Stagg – the young Mayo man who gave his life on hunger strike in Wakefield Prison on 12 February 1976. Half a century later, his courage, his conviction, and his unbreakable belief in Irish freedom still echo through our national story. Free article
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