In the latest issue of An Phoblacht Matt Carthy examines the government policies which have created a chaotic and divisive system for accommodating asylum seekers and how the need for better planning in all aspects of public policy has never been clearer. Free article

August 20th marks the death of Michael Devine, the 10th republican hunger striker to die in 1981. Born in Derry, Devine grew up in the tumult of the civil rights protests, internment and Bloody Sunday in January 1972. He died after 60 days on hunger strike. The same day that voters in Fermanagh and South Tyrone elected H-Block candidate Owen Carron as an MP. Free article

The summer of 2025 has seen a spate of racist attacks on members of minority communities in Dublin, Belfast and beyond. The season of hate was symbolised by the appalling sight of a boat with effigies of refugees burnt on a loyalist bonfire in County Tyrone in July. Free article

On the 250th anniversary of the birth of Daniel O’Connell we republish this article which was first published in August 2019. Free article

A Basque militant once said that national liberation struggle and socialism are two sides of the same coin—words that still ring true today.

The Basque people have endured great challenges in the pursuit of freedom.  Conor Murphy once remarked at a solidarity event in South Armagh that “the oppression of the Basque nationality by the Spanish must be seen to be believed.”

Indeed, the... Free article

An historic statement was issued by Óglaigh na hÉireann, the Irish Republican Army on Thursday 28 July 2005. It brought an end to the IRA’s armed campaign and opened a new phase in the Republican struggle. Free article

Every now and again, the ghost of the Orange State appears to remind us of the bad old days.

In those days, the Orange Order marched where it wanted, when it wanted and made sure we knew of its privileged position. The Orange State was supreme. All the apparatus of the state, from its police force to its civil service and judiciary, were willing collaborators in upholding that... Free article

Eighty years ago on 26 June 1945 the Charter of the United Nations was adopted. It became a foundational legal document which committed the international community to work together to prevent future wars, uphold human rights and foster the conditions for social and economic progress. 

It remains the cornerstone of international law and global diplomacy. It is the legal backbone of... Free article

World renowned Irish artist Jim Fitzpatrick has made a new portrait of 1916 activist Elizabeth O’Farrell, the Cumann na mBan nurse who famously braved British Army gunfire on Moore Street to take Pearse’s surrender note to the British forces, and who remained a Republican all her life. Free article

One hundred years ago in June 1925 the first paper to bear the title 'An Phoblacht' was published. It was to last for 12 turbulent years and to leave a legacy of lively campaigning republican journalism. Free article