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

A century ago in the summer of 1925 the Boundary Commission established under the Anglo-Irish Treaty was hearing evidence on the ground in the Six Counties as it prepared its report and considered what changes if any should be made to the border that divided Ireland. Free article

THURSDAY, 21 MAY 1981, witnessed the deaths of two more Hunger Strikers. Raymond McCreesh passed away at 2:30am. That evening, Patsy O’Hara died. The deaths of Raymond and Patsy – who had started the strike on the same day, died on the same day and were born within a fortnight of each other in February 1957 – marked a critical escalation in the prison struggle as well as the struggle outside the prisons walls. Free article

Sinn Féin’s Matt Carthy gave the main address at the annual commemoration for Volunteer Martin ‘Doco’ Doherty, who was killed 31 years ago today. Free article

The death of Francis Hughes at the age of 25 on hunger strike in the H-Blocks of Long Kesh saw not the end of a legend but a new chapter in what was, by any measure, the story of one of the most fearless and tenacious guerrilla fighters of the 20th Century and of the Irish Republican Army. Free article

This feature first appeared in An Phoblacht/Republican News on March 28th 1991 to mark the 75th anniversary of the Easter Rising Free article

Éirí Amach na Cásca – The 1916 Easter Rising – First published in Éiri amach na Cásca, The Easter Rising 1916, by Republican Publications, April 1986 Free article

FOLLOWING the eruption of the conflict in the Six Counties in 1969, the Fianna Fáil government of Jack Lynch initially expressed cautious support for the plight of nationalists. By late 1972, however, his Justice Minister, Des O’Malley, was introducing repressive legislation which saw hundreds of republicans imprisoned and the jails in the 26 Counties became a political battleground. Free article

Book review - ‘Robert Barton – A Remarkable Revolutionary’ by Chris Lawlor. Published by History Press Free article

First published in An Phoblacht/Republican News, Thursday, 23 February 1995 - Over the years, many hunger strikes embarked on by republican POWs have ended in the deaths of some of the participants. The fast which began in Mountjoy Jail in February 1940 was no exception. Free article

The death occurred on Friday 21 February of Brendan McFarlane, who was a Republican leader inside and outside the prisons, known and respected by generations of activists across Ireland and beyond. ‘Bik’ was an inspirational and well-loved comrade and his passing will be widely mourned. Free article

First published in 'An Phoblacht/Republican News', 9 February 1995, The IRA’s 1974 Christmas ceasefire, called following talks earlier in December between republican leaders and a number of Protestant clergymen, led to one of the longest and most controversial Truces during the IRA’s campaign. Free article

Gerry Adams penned a poignant tribute to his friend and comrade Ted Howell which was published in the 'Irish News' this week. Free article

The 40th anniversary commemoration of Volunteer Seán McIlvenna will held on Sunday 15 December in Blackwatertown, County Armagh. Free article