Occupied Territories Bill can be a beacon of Moral Clarity
16 January 2025
An article by Sinn Féin’s Matt Carthy published in the 'Irish Times' this week where he made the case for the immediate implementation of the Occupied Territories Bill. Free article
New Opportunities for the Basque Peace Process
12 May 2023
Declan Kearney has said constructive diplomatic and political initiatives will bring important impetus to the achievement of a permanent and democratic peace settlement in the Basque Country. Free article
Defending the Good Friday Agreement
10 May 2023
A collection of current and former Sinn Fein MPs met in London with members of the legal profession, trade unionists, political activists, and members of the Irish community in Britain to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. Free article
A journey through the Counter-Revolution
4 May 2023
On Saturday 29 April, eve of the centenary of the 1923 IRA ceasefire, Sinn Féin in Ennis, County Clare, unveiled a refurbished plaque to three Volunteers executed in the Free State barracks 100 years ago, some of the final Civil War executions. Speaking at the event Mícheál Mac Donncha looked back at the Counter-Revolution and how its centenary has been marked. This article is based on that address. Free article
GFA anniversary underlines international significance of Ireland’s peace process
25 April 2023
Writing for An Phoblacht, Declan Kearney has said the 25th anniversary of the GFA underlines international significance of Ireland’s peace process. Free article
Centenary of the death of Liam Lynch
9 April 2023
Liam Lynch died around 8.45pm on the evening of 10 April 1923, 100 years ago. His death signalled the end of the war and moves were made soon after to conclude that phase of the IRA’s campaign. Free article
History in the Making
8 April 2023
Pádraic Wilson was the Officer Commanding Republican Prisoners in the H-Blocks from 1996 to 1999. Here he writes of the key events within the prisons in the months before and after the Good Friday Agreement. Free article
Remembering Good Friday 1998
7 April 2023
Former Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams takes us inside the last hours of the talks that culminated in the Good Friday Agreement. Free article
Easter Week 1916 Remembered in Glasgow
29 March 2023
Hundreds of people turned out for Glasgow’s 1916 Easter Rising Commemoration last weekend. Sinn Féin TD Pádraig Mac Lochlainn was the main speaker. Free article
‘Let us end futile recriminations’ - towards a new, united future
26 March 2023
Writing in his latest blog, Declan Kearney says it’s time to end ‘futile recriminations’ and move towards a new, united future. Free article
Sinn Féin on Councils leads eviction ban fight
21 March 2023
Sinn Féin Councillors have been leading the fight on the Councils for the reversal of the Fianna Fáil-Fine Gael-Green Government decision to lift the ban on evictions at the end of March. In one Council the entire Sinn Féin group walked out in protest after the mayor refused to allow discussion of their emergency motion. Free article
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