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
Gerry Adams to stand down as Sinn Féin leader
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‘I will ask the incoming Ard Chomhairle to agree a date in 2018 for a special Ard Fheis to elect our next Uachtarán’ Free article
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Francis Rowntree was standing at shops when he was fatally injured Free article
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EU lead Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier and European Parliament Brexit co-ordinator Guy Verhofstadt meet Martina in Strasbourg Free article
Murdered councillor’s family meet Brokenshire in Westminster with Sinn Féin MPs
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Options for government in 26 Counties on Friday evening followed by keynote address by deputy leader Mary Lou McDonald TD Free article
Stormont Budget move in Westminster – Sinn Féin calls for urgent meetings with Taoiseach and British Prime Minister
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‘The way forward now is for the two governments to fulfill their responsibility as co-guarantors of the Good Friday and St Andrews Agreements’ Free article
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