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
Barry McElduff resigns as MP
15 January 2018
Barry McElduff has announced his resignation as MP for West Tyrone. Free article
Rally calls for the release of Ahed Tamini
14 January 2018
Sinn Féin MEP Martina Anderson has called for the immediate release of Ahed Tamimi, a 16-year-old Palestinian girl, who is currently imprisoned by Israeli forces, at a rally in Derry. Free article
Mitchel McLaughlin honoured at Derry Sinn Féin AGM
13 January 2018
Sinn Féin leader in the north Michelle O'Neill has paid a special tribute to veteran republican Mitchel McLaughlin at the AGM of Derry Sinn Féin, hailing his decades of activism and commitment to equality. Free article
Refusal to accept second class citizenship is not a red line - Declan Kearney
9 January 2018
One year on from the resignation of Martin McGuinness as deputy First Minister, Sinn Féin National Chairperson Declan Kearney MLA writes that it is not a red line to state that the days of second class citizenship are over and sets out what is required from the DUP and British government to see the restoration of the political institutions. Free article
Book reviews by Mícheál Mac Donncha
5 January 2018
The Dubs – the Complete Record of Dublin Football 1887-2017, Nama-Land and Battle of Moore Street – Cath Shráid Uí Mhordha Free article
Unsettling Settlements:
31 December 2017
The signing of the Balfour Declaration in November 1917, effectively saw the British support the Zionists in the creation of a Jewish state in Palestine, and essentially paved the way for Palestine to be occupied ever since. Free article
Fianna Fáil leader speaking drivel on the north - Gerry Adams
14 December 2017
In a landmark speech to the Dáil, Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams TD challenges Fianna Fáil leader Micheal Martin and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar on their failures to defend the rights of nationalists in the north and called for the establishment of an intergovernmental conference. Free article
We must stand up together to those promoting Brexit - Michelle O'Neill
4 December 2017
Sinn Féin leader in the North, Michelle O'Neill MLA, writing in today's Belfast Telegraph has called for united front against the Tories and their allies who are pushing for Brexit against the wishes of the majority of people of the north. Free article
Days of Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil completely dominating politics is over, says Gerry Adams
1 December 2017
Standing room only at meetings in Dublin and Cork to hear outgoing leader of Sinn Féin Free article
Our identities are not the problem, it’s how we practise them
30 November 2017
Speech at the Sinn Fein Ard Fheis 2017 (17 & 18 November) by Professor Peter Shirlow, FAcSS, Irish Studies, University of Liverpool Free article
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