The death of Michael Devine
19 August 2026
August 20th marks the death of Michael Devine, the 10th republican hunger striker to die in 1981. Born in Derry, Devine grew up in the tumult of the civil rights protests, internment and Bloody Sunday in January 1972. He died after 60 days on hunger strike. The same day that voters in Fermanagh and South Tyrone elected H-Block candidate Owen Carron as an MP. Free article
SYRIZA the real winners of the Greek elections, says left-wing MEPs’ leader
18 June 2012
Election results show that hostility to austerity remains a major factor in Greece, says GUE/NGL President Free article
Robbie Keane says Loughinisland black armbands gesture at Euro 2012 ‘only right’
18 June 2012
Ireland team to wear black armbands to mark UVF massacre of six men watching Ireland v Italy World Cup match on 18 June 1994 Free article
Martina Anderson MEP at Wolfe Tone Commemoration says Sinn Féin leading fightback against austerity
17 June 2012
'Across Ireland, North and South, Sinn Féin is leading the political fightback against austerity and in defence of Irish self-determination and sovereignty.' Free article
306 planes in 4 months carried US war materials via Ireland
14 June 2012
Labour's pre-election pledge on Shannon disappears into thin air with Gilmore as Tánaiste and Foreign Affairs Minister Free article
‘Pigs will fly before Antrim allows a Sinn Féin mayor' – Antrim UUP
13 June 2012
Local Ulster Unionist Party leader admits blocking Sinn Féin 'totally undemocratic' Free article
Ulster Unionist Party peer compares homosexuality to bestiality
13 June 2012
Former Ulster Defence Regiment major causes storm on Stephen Nolan BBC Radio Ulster show Free article
Symphysiotomy victims meet Oireachtas Justice Committee
13 June 2012
Brutal surgical procedure carried out in Irish hospitals between the 1940s and 1980s Free article
Eric Cantona calls for release of Palestinian footballer close to death
12 June 2012
25-year-old Mahmoud Sarsak is almost 90 days on hunger strike Free article
Martin McGuinness to resign as MP – Sinn Féin moves to end dual mandates
11 June 2012
By-election to follow McGuinness's resignation as MP; four other MPs to exit Assembly Free article
8,000 Spanish miners strike against cuts
11 June 2012
Strikers want a reversal of a recently-announced cut of €190million in subsidies to the mining sector by the conservative Spanish Government. Free article
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