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
Video: Spanish Euro Parliament Vice-President calls for armed intervention in Catalonia
1 October 2012
Video (English sub-titles): Spanish European Parliament Vice-President calls for armed intervention of Catalonia Free article
Police probe BNP führer Nick Griffin’s ‘Fenian bastards’ Twitter diatribe
30 September 2012
Griffin’s rant came after criticism – by unionists as well as nationalists – of his appearance at Saturday’s Ulster Covenant commemoration in Belfast Free article
ETA calls for movement on Basque peace process
28 September 2012
ETA statement reaffirms its 'commitment to overcoming the conflict' and raises ill-treatment of Basque prisoners Free article
'Europe’s Austerity Madness', by Nobel Prize in Economics winner Paul Krugman
28 September 2012
'Very Serious People have been taken in by the cult of austerity,' says economist and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman Free article
Marian Price’s continued imprisonment ‘unjustifiable’ – Sinn Féin MLA
27 September 2012
Sinn Féin repeats call for immediate release Free article
US political leaders and Irish-America hear Martin McGuinness and Conor Murphy
27 September 2012
Sinn Féin figures at Capitol Hill series of meetings have talks with Democrats' House of Representatives Leader Nancy Pelosi Free article
Arthur's Day – A black day for some Guinness workers
27 September 2012
While thousands drink to Arthur’s Day, former employees of Guinness are still looking for their redundancy payments from the people behind the slick marketing campaign Free article
Shortall resigns as Junior Health Minister
26 September 2012
Resignation poses challenge to Labour and Fine Gael Free article
Video: Clashes in Madrid as anti-austerity protesters storm Spanish Parliament
26 September 2012
Police tear-gas and attack protesters with batons Free article
Charlie McGlade (Belfast & Dublin, 1909-1982) 30th anniversary commemoration
26 September 2012
Tributes to lifelong republican, trade unionist and community activist Free article
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