30 November 2023 Edition
We must stand with Palestine
30 November 2023
The Irish people have long supported the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination. They have lobbied, marched, demonstrated, and fundraised to aid the children, the schools, the hospitals of a people trapped in an apartheid regime. Free article
Moore Street is the great survivor of the 1916 Rising
30 November 2023
The Moore Street Preservation Trust recently marked the 23rd anniversary of the campaign to save the historic buildings on this street with the unveiling of a depiction of the final meeting of the Provisional Government in 16 Moore Street by Robert Ballagh. Here, we carry an edited version of the speech made by James Connolly Heron at the launch. Free article
A shared history of resilience
30 November 2023
By June 2023, there were over 83,000 Ukrainian refugees spread in communities all across Ireland. Karina Savchuk is Ukrainian and lives in Ireland. Here, she gives an insight into the experience of recently arrived refugees from the war in Ukraine. Free article
Hidden treasures of republican prison history
30 November 2023
There were more than 50 different republican prison papers published across 130 years of incarceration in jails spread across Ireland and Britain from 1867 to 1999. Eoghan Mac Cormaic sheds a light on this aspect of prison life from the Wild Goose to the Captive Voice. Free article
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The stories we must never forget
30 November 2023
Peadar Whelan rediscovered his reading bug this year and, with the countdown to Christmas well started, he makes recommendations for a range of books that could just be the stocking filler for the aspiring republican historian in your life. Free article
Sunningdale agreement was never about equality or inclusion
30 November 2023
As we reach the 50th anniversary of the failed Sunningdale Agreement, glib soundbites detract from the wholesale failure of Sunningdale to address any of the causes of the conflict in Ireland. Joe Dwyer explores the reality of Sunningdale Agreement. Free article
Ní amháin Saor, ach Gaelach
30 November 2023
Sliocht atá san alt seo as leabhar ar stair na Gaeilge sna príosúin idir 1867 agus 1999 ‘Ní amháin Saor, ach Gaelach’ le Eoghan Mac Cormaic atá le foilsiú san earrach 2024 Free article