Bobby Sands writing in An Phoblacht/Republican News
12 June 2026
BOBBY SANDS was the most prolific writer of the republican prisoners in the H-Blocks of Long Kesh during the Blanket Protest which lasted from 1976 until 1981. He was in prison for most of that time, being arrested in October 1976 and sentenced in September 1977. Free article
Loughinisland journalists brief Leinster House representatives on latest developments
17 April 2019
Investigative journalists Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey were in Leinster House yesterday afternoon to brief members of the Oireachtas on their ongoing legal battle that emerged after their documentary ‘No Stone Unturned’ was aired in December 2017.
The documentary shines a light on collusion between the UVF which murdered six men in the Heights Bar in Loughinisland, Co Down in... Free article
Good Friday Agreement: Twenty-one years on, we need more than an absence of conflict
10 April 2019
On the 21st anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald has said we need a return to its principles and promises. Free article
Sinn Féin refuses to sign up to Carbon Tax on ordinary families
1 April 2019
Sinn Féin have made it clear that it will not stand over any report or policy that endorses regressive increases in carbon tax. Free article
Limerick workers smash British martial law
29 March 2019
IN April 1919, the city of Limerick was the stage for a dramatic confrontation between British rule in Ireland and the organised working class. It was the first such major clash since the establishment of Dáil Éireann the previous January. Free article
A ‘new doctrine’ of peaceful co-existence and co-operation is required — Declan Kearney
22 March 2019
Writing in his latest blog, Sinn Féin National Chairperson Declan Kearney reflects on the current situation in Latin America and the need for proper dialogue to resolve the crisis. Free article
Mary Lou McDonald speaks to the Foreign Relations Committee of the New York Bar Association
16 March 2019
Speaking last night to the Foreign Relations Committee of the New York Bar Association, Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald TD gave the following speech.
The impact of Brexit on rights
When I was invited to take part in a Brexit Questions and Answers session, I believed that we would have all of the answers to what Brexit will mean.
This week, the British parliament voted against... Free article
Time to end the stalling on Casement – Paul Maskey MP
12 March 2019
Sinn Féin MP Paul Maskey has said Sinn Féin remain committed to the redevelopment of Casement Park. Free article
British policy is blocking truth for victims of state violence – Declan Kearney
10 March 2019
Writing in his latest blog, Sinn Féin National Chairperson Declan Kearney said British government must accept its responsibility as a protagonist in the conflict, comply with the Good Friday Agreement and end its block on the legacy mechanisms agreed at Stormont House in 2014. Free article
First Dáil TD dies in English prison
5 March 2019
PIARAS MAC CANNA represented East Tipperary in the First Dáil Éireann. He was a founder member of both Sinn Féin in 1905 and the Irish Volunteers in 1913 and was commander of the Volunteers in County Tipperary. Free article
Bigotry, inequality and sharp practice have no place in local councils — Declan Kearney
27 February 2019
Writing in his latest blog, Sinn Féin National Chairperson Declan Kearney said the Local Government elections on 2 May will be a strategic opportunity to once again drive forward the momentum for political change in Ireland. Free article
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