Irish politicians have struggled to respond in the face of the
near-collapse of NATO under pressure from US President Donald Trump, who
has said he is no longer interested in peace following his failure to
secure this year’s Nobel Peace Prize.
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Irish politicians have struggled to respond in the face of the
near-collapse of NATO under pressure from US President Donald Trump, who
has said he is no longer interested in peace following his failure to
secure this year’s Nobel Peace Prize.
Published January 22, 2026
Anger as justice denied to Ludlow family
The family of a County Louth man murdered by unionist paramilitaries has
accused the Gardaí police in the 26 Counties of having no interest in
holding his killers to account, after a decision was taken to bring no
charges in the case.
Published January 22, 2026
PSNI leans on brute force policing
Figures have shown the PSNI used force on the Six County public 21,553
times in 12 months, the highest level in the last decade and an 18%
increase on the previous year.
Published January 22, 2026
Sinn Féin has paid warm tributes following the passing of Mickey Brady,
former MP and lifelong Republican activist, saying the party and the
people of Newry have “lost a giant of the community”.
Published January 22, 2026
Salute for Cumann na mBan leader
A gunshot salute has taken place in tribute to Geraldine Taylor, former
O/C of Cumann na mBan, who died late last year.
Published January 22, 2026
Brothers call for truth over no-warning bomb
Relatives of a man who died in a loyalist paramilitary bombing at a
Belfast pub have come together to mark the 50th anniversary of the
attack, as calls for truth and justice remain unanswered.
Published January 22, 2026
Moves to Welsh independence could hasten end for Union
A new poll published this week shows pro-independence parties in Wales
on around 50% of the vote and on course to win a historic majority of
seats at the Welsh Assembly election in May.
Published January 15, 2026
Family forced out after double sectarian shooting
A mother-of-three has described how her and her mother’s home were shot
up just days before Christmas by an anti-Catholic loyalist paramilitary gang.
Published January 15, 2026
No second-class victims - Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin has condemned suggestions that the British government could
give preferential treatment to its soldiers in the implementation of an
agreed legal framework on the legacy of conflict in the north of
Ireland.
Published January 15, 2026
Three activists end hunger strike; Kneecap battle censorship
After 73 days of a hunger strike, three of the four remaining
pro-Palestine prisoners in England have ended their protest, having
achieved a major victory in the struggle against the genocidal arms
trade, as Israel’s largest weapons manufacturer, lost a
£2 billion contract with the British Minister of Defence.
Published January 15, 2026
Belated compensation for prison injustice
A man wrongly jailed over the 2004 Northern Bank robbery has received a
five-figure sum in compensation for the inhumane jail conditions he
endured.
Published January 15, 2026
Scandal in Dublin over alleged €10m bung for job
The coalition parties in Dublin have circled the wagons after it was
reported that disgraced former Minister Paschal Donohoe handed €10
million to the World Bank shortly before quitting government to take up
a position with the organisation.
Published January 15, 2026
Ireland ‘must stand up for international law’
Ireland’s military neutrality is under renewed pressure after US
President Donald Trump bombed Venezuela and abducted its president,
threatened several nations, seized oil tankers and demanded control over
the entire western hemisphere.
Published January 8, 2026
New IRA issues hardline statement
In a New Year message, the New IRA has urged its volunteers “to
continue to train and to do your up-most to target the crown forces when
an opportunity presents itself”.
Published January 8, 2026
US bid to set up new right-wing political party in Ireland
Former White House strategist Steve Bannon has revealed he has been
working hard to set up a new right-wing Irish anti-immigration political
party and is seeking an ‘Irish Trump’ to head it up.
Published January 8, 2026
Crown Force stalling forces justice campaigner to continue
The campaigning brother of three Catholic men killed by loyalists has
threatened to ‘tell all he knows’ unless the PSNI police and British Army
provide full disclosure to a court about state collusion in the murders.
Published January 8, 2026
Family of victim urge local people for help
The family of a Catholic man killed in County Down 50 years ago have
pleaded to anyone with information to come forward.
Published January 8, 2026
‘Brits are at it again’ – Kneecap
Irish rappers Kneecap have said that they will “not be silent” ahead of
a further legal challenge over a British court’s decision to throw out a
‘terrorism’ case against Mo Chara.
Published January 8, 2026
‘Shameful’ delays to inquest findings
The evils of the British occupation have once again been exposed after
the family of a 14-year-old boy shot dead by a British soldier over 54
years ago finally heard a coroner’s findings that the killing was
‘unjustified’.
Published December 29, 2025
Loyalist terror in west Belfast
Loyalist paramilitaries are being blamed for gun attacks in the Shankill
area of Belfast in the run up to Christmas.
Published December 29, 2025
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