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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

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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