The London government has published terms of reference for a public
inquiry into the 1989 murder of Belfast defence lawyer Pat Finucane by
British state agents at his north Belfast home.
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Finucane inquiry advances amid state secrecy fights
The London government has published terms of reference for a public
inquiry into the 1989 murder of Belfast defence lawyer Pat Finucane by
British state agents at his north Belfast home.
Published March 12, 2026
‘No Shamrock for Trump’ campaign grows
A strong intervention by President of Ireland Catherine Connolly over
the US–Israeli war on Iran has sparked an escalating political clash in
Dublin, Belfast and Washington over violations of international law.
Published March 12, 2026
‘Clear’ case of collusion spelled out in uncovered documents
An on-duty member of the British Army’s Ulster Defence Regiment used his
own car to deliver a death squad that killed a republican in County
Tyrone. Later, he flew in a British army helicopter as part of the
follow-up ‘security’ operation.
Published March 12, 2026
Questions over MI5 activity in Spanish jurisdiction
An Irish republican political party has warned that British military
intelligence approached and attempted to intimidate one of its members
while he was on a family holiday in Spain.
Published March 12, 2026
A sudden and unprovoked US/Israeli aerial bombing campaign against Iran
has erupted into a giant war stretching from the eastern Mediterranean
to the Indian Ocean.
Published March 5, 2026
UVF issues mural ‘enforcement order’
UVF unionist paramilitaries have issued a warning to anyone who might
damage a mural at the home of Irish soccer team Crusaders.
Published March 5, 2026
Serial-killing UDR battalion admitted Cappagh ambush
A former British Army intelligence officer has revealed that locally
recruited British soldiers were directly involved in the 1991 ambush of
three young Irish Republican Army Volunteers in Cappagh, County Tyrone.
Published March 5, 2026
‘No Fenians need apply’ - grant conspiracy exposed
A number of British government departments secretly worked together to
block an arts grant to the Belfast rap trio Kneecap because of their
identity as northern nationalists.
Published March 5, 2026
Republicans in direct action protests
Lasair Dhearg activists visited the ‘Famine Queen’ statue of England’s
Queen Victoria, which stands within the grounds of the hospital named
after her on Belfast’s Falls Road, on Friday afternoon.
Published March 5, 2026
Campaign grows for release of Niall Sheerin
The Irish Republican Prisoners Welfare Association (IRPWA) has launched
a national campaign calling for the immediate release of republican
prisoner Niall Sheerin.
Published March 5, 2026
Loyalist murder gangs have threatened the republican and nationalist
community in County Down following a declaration by prominent loyalist
Jamie Bryson that the UVF and UDA “aren’t going
anywhere”.
Published February 26, 2026
Conviction overturned for RUC torture victim
More than half a century after his conviction, a County Antrim man who
was tortured into making false admissions about explosives is to have
those convictions quashed.
Published February 26, 2026
Huge British spying operation against journalist and family
For over eight years, one of Ireland’s most prominent journalists and
his family were subjected to British state surveillance, a tribunal has
revealed.
Published February 26, 2026
Martin an obstacle to Irish unity - Sinn Féin
Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin has come under sustained criticism after
dismissing growing calls for Irish unity.
Published February 26, 2026
Ukraine conflict used as cover for ending Irish neutrality
Fianna Fáil is continuing to steer Ireland away from its long-standing
policy of military neutrality, moving the country closer to direct
involvement in international conflict within an EU project aimed at
countering Russia.
Published February 26, 2026
New study revises history of the Irish Tricolour
Author and historian John Crotty suggests new origins for the Irish
Tricolour and other symbols of Irish identity. His findings revise its
origin earlier to 1830 and highlights the role of a forgotten female
patriot.
Published February 26, 2026
There is intense opposition to plans for Ireland to play Israel in the
Nations League European international soccer competition.
Published February 19, 2026
Sinn Féin to skip White House event
Sinn Féin has again decided to stay away from the St Patrick’s Day celebrations
at the White House, extending a stance it first adopted last year.
Published February 19, 2026
Pressure grows to end internment after charges dropped
Crown prosecutors have dropped all charges against a County Tyrone man
who had spent 16 months on remand facing IRA-related allegations.
Published February 19, 2026
Legal challenge to ‘reasonable’ SAS shoot-to-kill verdict
Documents disclosed during the inquest into the killing of IRA Volunteer
Francis Bradley forty years ago this week have shed further light on the
level of intelligence available to the Crown Forces in the period
surrounding his death.
Published February 19, 2026
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