For many, the annual influx of politicians to Washington for St. Patrick’s Day celebration appears to be the pinnacle of engagement with the US.

All year-round Sinn Féin representatives travel across the US and Canada hosting delegations, speaking at commemoration events and organising discussions on Irish unity from San Francisco to Chicago to New York.

While Sinn Féin was not in... Free article

The attempt to criminalise the Irish republican struggle failed in the prisons. It failed in politics. And it is failing again now. Seán Mac Brádaigh looks back at the implications of the recent London court case against Gerry Adams. Free article

When six escaped Fenian prisoners in Western Australia climbed on board a whaling ship called the Catalpa in April 1876 it was the culmination of efforts that had spanned two continents, an entire ocean and nearly three years. It is one of the most remarkable stories in the history of Irish Republicanism. Free article

A couple of weeks ago I walked with a friend from the car park at Cargin Chapel towards the graveyard to attend the 50^th anniversary commemoration for Volunteer Anne McCoy.

 We spoke about the 40 and 50 years’ anniversaries which are being marked at this time within the republican struggle. Fifty years no longer seems such a significant passage of time. We are all getting... Free article

For one hundred years now Irish Republicans have worn the Easter Lily emblem to mark the anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising and to pay tribute to all those who died for Irish freedom in every phase of struggle. In 1926 it was the women of Cumann na mBan who initiated what was to become the enduring symbol of Irish Republicanism. Free article

The traditional left in Europe has been losing working-class voters. Yet the history of progressive politics suggests a different possibility - democratic nationalism, rooted in social justice, may once again become the foundation of a renewed European left. Free article

The decision by the United States, alongside Israel, to launch unprovoked military operations against Iran, is a flagrant violation of the United Nations Charter and International Law.

Yet again, the actions of these governments have fundamentally damaged the multilateral system. This is the second time in nine months that the United States has begun a war in the midst of live... Free article

This article for International Women’s Day is based on a talk given in Brussels last week. Free article

The two most corrupt leaders in the history of their countries are leading an imperialist war in the Middle East that has unleashed carnage across the region and no-one knows how or where it will end. Free article

Between 1976 and 1981 the prisons in the Six Counties became front lines in the struggle for Irish freedom with an intensity and for a duration never seen before in Irish history. This stemmed from the attempt begun 50 years ago by the British government to brand Irish Republicans prisoners as criminals. Free article