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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