In June 2024 voters will go to the polls to elect councillors across the 26 Counties and also to choose members of the European Parliament. These elections are vitally important for the future of all of us on this island. They are particularly important in Sinn Féin’s strategy to bring about progressive political change by strengthening its mandate and preparing for government. Free article

The past year has seen Sinn Féin’s Commission on the Future of Ireland initiate a mammoth grassroots consultation with the people of Ireland. Free article

The recent death of former British Army officer General Frank Kitson prompted a series of obituaries, and in some cases eulogies. Two words cross these accounts of Kitson’s life – ‘controversial’ and ‘notorious’. Free article

Ní bheidh smacht iomlán ag muintir an tuaiscirt ar ár dtodhchaí socheacnamaíoch féin agus muid fós faoi thoil pé rialtas atá i gcumhacht i Westminster. Free article

Looking after your mental health is challenging at any time. In this coming year, it might seem more difficult against a backdrop of intensifying international conflicts, increasingly severe climate events, along with an Irish society coping with a range of serious challenges. Anna Carroll offers a range of mental help tips including going out election canvassing, leaflet drops, and going to that meeting. Free article

At the heart of a global struggle for women’s rights and justice, a Kurdish Free Women’s Movement (TJA) Conference held in the Kurdish city of Amed, titled ‘Breaking the Chains of Silence’, emerged as a beacon, shedding light on the plight of women political prisoners in jails worldwide. Free article