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
An Phoblacht video news for Sinn Féin March 30, 2012
30 March 2012
An Phoblacht video news for Sinn Féin week ending March 30, 2012. In this edition GAME workers bring their protest to the Dáil; Sinn Féin publish Bill to repeal Household Tax; Mary Lou McDonald reacts to Anglo Promissory note 'deal'; O Caolain lashes Minister Reilly's 'balderdash'; Peadar Tóibín on upward only rents for businesses and finally people encouraged to wear an Easter lily to honour Ireland's patriotic dead. Free article
Video: An Phoblacht News – Household Charge, Pensions, Single Working Age Payment, Symphysiotomy
18 March 2012
Calls for explanation of €30million spend on Garda firearms training
14 March 2012
The Government has been asked to explain why the Garda spend on weapons has increased ten-fold between 2010 and 2011. Sinn Féin spokesperson on Justice and Equality, Jonathan O'Brien TD, put the question to the Minister for Justice after it was revealed in a Parliamentary question that not only had the spend on firearms rocketed in the last year but that the Gardaí had also spent over €30 million on firearms training over a six year period. Free article
All Party Committee calls on Minister to halt plans for Single Working Age Payment
14 March 2012
On Tuesday (March 13) an All Party Oireachtas report published today said that if Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton goes ahead with her plan to introduce a Single Working Age Payment, the ratio of jobseekers to vacancies could more than double. Free article
Sinn Féin Poll Surge
5 March 2012
EDITORIAL | EAGARFHOCAL
Polls and political alternatives
THE Behaviour and Attitudes survey for the Sunday Times shows Sinn Féin support in the 26 Counties jumping four points to 25%, making it the biggest challenger to Fine Gael (32%), ahead of Fianna Fáil (dropping four points to 16%) and the Labour Party down to 10%. (Independents — ranging across the political spectrum... Free article
Uncomfortable conversations are key to reconciliation
5 March 2012
OPINION
INCREASING UNDERSTANDING AND MUTUAL RESPECT BY REACHING OUT TO UNIONISTS
» BY DECLAN KEARNEY, Sinn Féin National Chairperson
MANY YEARS AGO, unionists told republicans that our words could not be heard over the sound of guns and bombs. That was in a period when republicans sought contact and dialogue with unionist and Protestant people against the backdrop of the... Free article
A challenge for us all that we cannot afford to lose
5 March 2012
THE VITA CORTEX OCCUPATION, CORK | ‘THIS IS NOT ABOUT MONEY — IT IS ABOUT JUSTICE’
» BY DARREN O’KEEFFE
Co-ordinator of the Support the Vita Cortex Workers Online Campaign
(Writing in a personal capacity)
AS I SIT DOWN to write this, the Vita Cortex workers have entered the 70th day of their sit-in. There have been a lot of words used to describe their story over the past few... Free article
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