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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

Letter from civic unionism calls for wider debate on equality and rights

27 February 2018

A group of more than 100 prominent unionists representing a wide range of interests from within civic unionism in the north have signed a letter calling for a greater debate about rights and equality. Free article

Series of town hall meetings to he held across the north

27 February 2018

A series of town hall meetings will be held across the north this week to discuss the current political situation caused by the DUP's collapse of the negotiations to form an Executive recently. Free article

Thousands march for truth in Belfast

26 February 2018

Thousands of people marched through the streets of Belfast yesterday to call for truth and justice for victims of the conflict. Free article

Sinn Féin bill to establish digital safety office gains Government support

22 February 2018

The Digital Safety Commissioner Bill, which was introduced by Sinn Féin’s spokesperson for Justice Donnachadh Ó Laoghaire TD, has passed through to Committee stage after a debate in the Dáil earlier this evening. Free article

The days of second class citizenship in the north are over - Declan Kearney

22 February 2018

In this article, which first appeared in the Irish News, Sinn Féin National Chairperson Declan Kearney addresses the legacy of the civil rights movement and writes that the days of second class citizenship in the north are over. Free article

O’Reilly calls for full investigation into work of former Dublin pathologist

21 February 2018

Sinn Féin’s spokesperson for Health, Louise O’Reilly TD, has called for a full review into the case load of a former pathologist at St James’ Hospital in Dublin, after a cancer misdiagnosis went undisclosed for nine months. Free article

Sinn Féin calls for immediate government action on vulture funds

20 February 2018

Sinn Féin President, Mary Lou McDonald TD, has called upon the Taoiseach Leo Vardakar to protect homeowners from having their domestic mortgages sold to vulture funds. Free article

The road between Aughnacloy and Emyvale

20 February 2018

In this article, Sinn Féin National Chairperson Declan Kearney reflects on the 30th anniversary of the murder of Aidan McAnespie,what has changed for young people in the decades that have passed and the ongoing fight for truth and justice by grieving families. Free article

Prominent citizens call on Taoiseach to defend rights in north

20 February 2018

One hundred prominent citizens from across the fields of art, music, literature and business have written to Taoiseach Leo Varadkar calling on him to protect the rights and equality of people living in the north. Free article

Growing support for Irish passport office in the North - Ó Donnghaile

18 February 2018

Hundreds of people signed an online petition in Derry yesterday calling on the Irish government to open an Irish Passport Office in the north. Free article

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