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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

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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