IRELAND’S Hunger Strikes of 1980 and 1981 were a watershed in the Irish republican struggle.

Ten young Irish republican POWS gave their lives to restore political status for their fellow prisoners and defeat the British Government’s attempt to criminalise their struggle.

2011 sees the 30th anniversary of their sacrifice.

This video is about remembering that sacrifice.

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By Vincent Wood

MARGARET THATCHER has been out of office since the early 1990s yet her imprint on Britain and Ireland has outlived her premiership by two decades.

The announcement that Mary Harney is to join the growing list of deserters from a sinking government signals the end of the physical presence of 'Thatcher’s’ children' in government. Whether it marks the end of Irish... Free article

THE TAOISEACH needs to call a general election now because his resignation today as leader of Fianna Fáil only adds to instability, Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams has said.

Fianna Fáil and the Government are in chaos, he said:

Today’s announcement will lead to further instability.

The Government and Fianna Fáil are in chaos. Their focus is not on the problems facing the... Free article

THE Unite trade union has urged people to vote to elect a left-wing government for the first time in Irish history. The union, the second largest in the state and a Labour Party affiliate, has also called on Labour to go into coalition with Sinn Féin and other Left parties and "progressive Independents" to make this happen.

“A vote for Fine Gael is a vote for more Fianna Fáil... Free article

Bloom Movement: A Justice Response to the EU-IMF Loans: Local and Global Perspectives

Public Meeting

The Bloom Movement invites you to a public meeting:

A Justice Response to the EU-IMF Loans: Local and Global Perspectives

Wednesday 26th January @ 7 pm
Central Hotel, Exchequer Street, Dublin 2

Chair: Nessa Ní Chasaide, Debt and Development Coalition Ireland.

Speakers:

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TODAY'S fourth anniversary of the Police Ombudsman's probe into Special Branch collusion with the Mount Vernon UVF has raised the question of why there have been no arrests of Special Branch handlers of the UVF murderers of Raymond McCord Junior in 1997.

An Fhirinne, the group campaigning to highlight collusion between the British crown forces and unionist paramilitary... Free article

THE general election must mark a sea change in Irish politics, Sinn Féin’s Dáil leader  has said. The priority of the new Dáil must be to reverse the cuts and challenge the IMF sell-out, he said.

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin TD said there will be widespread relief and satisfaction that the end of this Fianna Fáil/ Green Government is now clearly in sight.

The extraordinary events... Free article

ATTACKS on Orange halls in County Tyrone in recent days were motivated solely by sectarian hatred, Sinn Féin MPs Michelle Gilderenew and Martin McGuinness have said.

Michelle Gildernew, MP for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, said that the arsonists who attacked Strawletterdallon, Dergina and Mullnahunch Orange halls over the weekend do not reflect the community in Tyrone or the wider... Free article

FACEBOOK should shut down a ‘sectarian hate page’ on its site targeting Glasgow Celtic FC manager Neil Lennon.

The page is titled 'Let's get 100,000 people that want to see Neil Lennon get shot' and come s as bullets have been sent to Lennon and player Niall McGinn in the post from the North of Ireland. Lennon and Celtic players are being subjected to an increasing campaign of... Free article

A BILL to liberalise postal services opens the door to privatisation and the public being left with a postal service whose main interest is making a profit rather than delivering a service, Sinn Féin’s Martin Ferris TD has told the Dáil.

He warned that Ireland is going down the same path as Britain’s Royal Mail.

We need only look at what is happening in Britain at the moment when... Free article