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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

Gibraltar 3 mural renewed and unveiled

11 March 2013

The mural remembering the Gibraltar 3 was renewed and unveiled on Sunday 10 March. The mural on the corner of Hawthorn Street and Cavendish Street is located on Volunteer Dan McCann's family home Free article

Venezuela vigil

11 March 2013

A VIGIL in solidarity with the people of Venezuela was attended by around a hundred people in Derry City on Friday evening, 8 March, the day of the funeral of revolutionary leader Hugo Chávez. The event was attended by Mayor of Derry Kevin Campbell (Sinn Féin), Sinn Féin MEP Martina Anderson and Eamonn McCann. Free article

East Antrim Sinn Féin historic dinner

11 March 2013

THE first-ever East Antrim Sinn Féin Dinner, held recently in the Glens Hotel, Cushendall, is testament to the development of the party in the area. Free article

Francie Molloy wins Mid Ulster by-election

8 March 2013

Martin McGuinness's successor sees off combined unionist challenge to retain Mid Ulster seat for Sinn Féin Free article

2013 Sinn Féin National Youth Congress

8 March 2013

200 young republicans from all corners of Ireland packed into the Felons' Club, Belfast, on the weekend of the 1 March to take part in the 2013 Sinn Féin National Youth Congress. Free article

Venezuela Embassy: Conor Murphy MP signs book of condolences for President Chávez

7 March 2013

Conor Murphy signs the book of condolence for President Hugo Chávez Frias at the Venezuelan Embassy in London Free article

White line picket remembers Gibraltar – 25 years on

7 March 2013

Dozens of republicans took to the streets of Belfast on Wednesday 6 March to remember IRA Volunteers Mairéad Farrell, Dan McCann and Seán Savage who were gunned down in Gibraltar 25 years ago. Free article

Dúirt Siad: The death of President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela

6 March 2013

What some people are saying about the death of Venezuela's President Hugo Chávez Free article

Say hello to the Provo – Gregory Campbell fumes over new Kia car

5 March 2013

East Derry MP’s road rage because ‘Provos’ was another term for the IRA Free article

Sinn Féin councillors ordered out of Dublin City Council for opposing rent hike to meet Property Tax

5 March 2013

Two Sinn Féin councillors expelled from monthly council meeting for protesting refusal of Fine Gael Deputy Mayor to debate motion on Family Home Tax Free article

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