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
Bold Fenian men – and women
26 September 2018
‘Soldiers of Liberty – a Study of Fenianism 1858-1908’ by Eva Ó Cathaoir. Published by Lilliput Press, Dublin. Price hardback €60. Free article
Abbas to visit Ireland: Government must recognise State of Palestine - McDonald
18 September 2018
Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald TD has called on the Irish government to officially recognise the State of Palestine. The Dublin Central TD made the call in advance of a visit by Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, to Ireland this weekend. Free article
Liadh Ní Riada selected as Sinn Féin candidate in Presidential election
16 September 2018
Sinn Féin have selected Liadh Ní Riada to be the party's candidate in the upcoming Presidential election. Free article
Partition has failed - It's time to start planning for a New Ireland - Declan Kearney
14 September 2018
In this article, Sinn Féin National Chairperson Declan Kearney MLA writes that partition has failed and adds that the toxic alliance between the Tories and DUP, combined with the onset of Brexit have reinforced the need for a referendum on Irish unity. Free article
Uniting Conference in Letterkenny tomorrow
14 September 2018
Sinn Féin will host a United Ireland conference in Letterkenny tomorrow featuring a range of speakers discussing what Irish unity would look like and how it can be achieved. Free article
Fianna Fáil MPs will swear oath of allegiance to British monarch – Micheál Martin
11 September 2018
FIANNA Fáil leader Mícheál Martin TD has confirmed that successful Fianna Fáil candidates standing in the North would take their seats in Westminster. Such a move would require their MPs to swear an oath of allegiance to the reigning British monarch.
Deputy Martin made the remarks after he was asked about the possibility of Fianna Fáil merging with the Social Democratic and Labour... Free article
Bradley intervention a move away from Good Friday Agreement - O'Neill
10 September 2018
In this article, which first appeared in the Irish News, Sinn Féin deputy leader Michelle O'Neill said the British government is reliant on the DUP for its own survival and is clearly determined not to upset that applecart, no matter how rotten its contents may be. Free article
Black 47 – A Review
9 September 2018
Lance Daly’s Black 47 sets the scene of Famine struck Connemara at the height of An Gorta Mór. Ireland at the time was a storm of manufactured poverty, arrogant British colonial misrule, rotten politics, and religious bigotry. It was a preventable tragedy which still looms large in Irish history today.
The film follows the story of battle hardened Máirtín Ó Fiannaidhe, a deserter... Free article
Catalan political prisoners should be released immediately - Anderson
7 September 2018
All Catalan political prisoners held by the Spanish authorities in relation to the Catalan independence referendum should be released immediately. Free article
Pressure mounts on IFA to cancel Israel fixture
7 September 2018
The Irish Football Association have come under increased pressure to cancel an international friendly with Israeli which is scheduled for Tuesday 11th, September. Free article
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