Dublin Sinn Féin TD calls on opponents to stay away if protest goes ahead Free article

Simple steps would do much to restore public trust in politicians and the political process – and they could be implemented starting from today, says Eoin Ó Broin Free article

This Saturday, January 12, thousands will stage a rally in Bilbao in favour of a peace process and the repatriation of Basque prisoners to the Basque Country Free article

Thanks to Barry McColgan for spotting this light-hearted look at the flags issue. Free article

'We do and we will respect British culture and traditions in Belfast . . . Equality means mutual respect,' says Sinn Féin Councillor Jim McVeigh Free article

What some people are saying about the Union flag protests Free article

CIA plane used to transport German citizen to a notorious US-run torture centre in Afghanistan known as ‘The Salt Pit’ was in Shannon Airport just six days before it was used in the abduction Free article

Fears that maverick unionist Willie Frazer’s supporters are intent on sparking violence in Dublin to take the focus off of the riots and increasingly unpopular wave of loyalist protests in Belfast Free article

Terrific video ahead of Bilbao rally (can you spot at least one Irish Tricolour?) – In Dublin: Folk and traditional music with DJs spinning ska, punk, garage and reggae with film of Bilbao event Free article

Paul was in Long Kesh when it was burned in 1974 and the British Army saturated the camp with CR nerve gas during the subsequent hand-to-hand fighting between the prisoners and their jailers Free article