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
Ed Moloney outs himself and his 'Get Adams' agenda
23 October 2012
Ed Moloney's online exchange with 'Daily Telegraph' writer admits what drives him Free article
Mother and 3 children flee home after arson attack
23 October 2012
Family fears for lives in series of attacks in County Down Free article
Orange hall arson attack condemned by Sinn Féin MLA
22 October 2012
Fourth attack on hall 'serves no purpose but to heighten tensions' Free article
Irish-speaking receptionist leaves unionist councillor spluttering
22 October 2012
DUP wants to pull plug on greeting callers with 'Dia Duit' Free article
Israeli commandos taser Gaza-bound peace activists – Video
22 October 2012
SV Estelle attacked at weekend trying to break illegal Israeli siege of the Palestinian territory Free article
Basque election result fuels calls for independence vote
22 October 2012
Nationalists take two-thirds of the seats in the Basque Parliament Free article
Sheena Campbell remembered
18 October 2012
ON TUESDAY 16th October, the 20th anniversary of her assassination by loyalists, Sinn Féin activist Sheena Campbell was remembered in a candle-light vigil at the gates of Queen’s University Belfast. Free article
Hundreds protest against Home Help cuts in Dublin
18 October 2012
Hundreds of Home Help and Home Care workers along with supporters marched from the GPO in Dublin to the Dáil on Wednesday afternoon to express their disgust at the slashing of home help hours. Campaigners say that the cutbacks will force more people into care homes and have a damaging effect on the lives of disabled and elderly people who rely on such services. Free article
European politicians board Gaza-bound aid ship
17 October 2012
POLITICIANS from across Europe joined the crew of the SV Estelle aid ship in international waters on Tueday as it attempts to break the siege of Gaza. Free article
British state sued over 1994 County Down massacre
17 October 2012
THE FAMILIES of six people killed in a loyalist gun attack on a bar in rural County Down have launched a legal action against the British Ministry of Defence alleging that the state aided in the attack. Free article
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