The ‘Partition Election’ and the Second Dáil Éireann

BY MAY 1921, the war in Ireland was at its most intense. The country was under British military rule with crown forces carrying out widespread murder, maiming, burning and looting. The resistance of the IRA had been stepped up with flying columns operating successfully in several parts of the country. British forces were... Free article

AREN’T elections a serious handlin’, Enda? Candidate-itis afflicts even the most guaranteed election runner going forward. The party managers have cut their territory back to the bone and there is no quota left in the quarter of a field that they are expected to plough.
You meet all kinds of hardliners who never threw a stone in anger. We tell them that, whatever day Ireland is... Free article

LE MAIRTÍN Mac EOIN

LE MAIRTÍN Mac EOIN

CUIMHNIGH! Dá mbeadh Pairtí an Lucht Oibre sa bhfreasúra agus an rialtas ag bagairt ionsaithe ar phágh is coinníollacha oibre sa tseirbhís phoiblí, nach mbeadh an spéir dubh le cáineadh is damnú?
Bealach an Lucht Oibre nó bealach Frankfurt an rogha a chuirfí romhainn.
Agus dá mbeadh duine ar bith a chuala feachtas an toghcháin ach a... Free article

REPUBLICANS in the Glens of Antrim were saddened to hear of the recent passing of John McNeill.
John was born on the family farm in Glendun in December 1933. He attended the local schools and on leaving continued to work the family’s land.
John was a committed republican who, after coming to the attention of the forces of the state in July 1957, was arrested and interned in... Free article

North Louth/South Armagh

THE Republican Movement across North Louth and South Armagh learned of the untimely death of Charlie McIlroy on February 13th with a mixture of sadness and great pride.
Charlie was born on the September 11th 1958 at Mounthill near the Armagh/Louth border.  Born in a staunchly republican area, Charlie witnessed first-hand the worst brutality of the... Free article

Hunger Strike changed the face of politics in Ireland

IRELAND’S hunger strikers and the 30th anniversary of the death of Bobby Sands MP were remembered in a commemoration held at the Hunger Strike Memorial in Dublin’s Glasnevin cemetery on Saturday 7th May in a week that saw a number of events the length and breadth of Ireland and overseas.
Hunger Striker Frank Stagg’s sister,... Free article

May – A traumatic month

MAY 1981 was one the most traumatic months in modern Irish republican history with the deaths on hunger strike of Bobby Sands MP, Francis Hughes, Raymond McCreesh and Patsy O’Hara.
May 1981 was evidence of the callous, vindictive and intransigent approach that the regime of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was to take in reaction to the just... Free article

Historic breakthroughs and a unionist leader shooting from the lip

BY PEADAR WHELAN

BY PEADAR WHELAN

THE West Belfast count was being held in the once-prestigious King’s Hall. Proceedings were dragging on and on and it was to be a feature of the electoral post-mortems that politician after politician would criticise the Chief Electoral Officer, Graham Shields, for the shambles.Free article

LE TREVOR Ó CLOCHARTAIGH

TÁ athrú mór saol tarlaithe dom le mí anuas agus mé tofa i mo Sheanadóir do Shinn Féin. Ach is athrú é a bhfuil mé ag dúil go mór leis agus a mbeidh dualgais agus dúshláin faoi leith ag baint leis. Cé go dtógfaidh sé tamall dul i dtaithí ar dhaoine a bheith ag glaoch ‘Seanadóir’ orm agus dul ar réimeas agus foirmeáltacht Theach Laighean agus gach a... Free article

BY JOHN HEDGES

THE REPUBLICAN VOICE grew stronger in the corridors of power in the 26 Counties with the election in April of three new senators for Sinn Féin – David Cullinane, An Phoblacht columnist Trevor Ó Clochartaigh and Kathryn Reilly, at 22 the youngest member of the Oireachtas and the youngest-ever senator.
This brings the Oireachtas Sinn Féin numbers up to 17,... Free article