A man long associated with one of the most contentious killings of the
conflict in the North is to have his case re-examined, as fresh scrutiny
of British state conduct during the same period continues to expose
wrongdoing at the highest levels.
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Torture strategy paved way for 1984 miscarriage of justice
A man long associated with one of the most contentious killings of the
conflict in the North is to have his case re-examined, as fresh scrutiny
of British state conduct during the same period continues to expose
wrongdoing at the highest levels.
Published April 16, 2026
International attention for legacy cases
The family of murdered GAA official Sean Brown believe he was identified
as a target at local level before his abduction and killing in 1997,
according to remarks made during a recent meeting with an Irish-American
delegation visiting the north of Ireland.
Published April 16, 2026
New IRA claims attack, to remain active
The New IRA has claimed responsibility for an attack on the PSNI police
in Lurgan and in an Easter statement has said it remains “committed to
the path of revolution”.
Published April 9, 2026
Republicans defy PSNI harassment
The heavy hand of police oppression turned a simple commemoration into a
display of state intimidation and a full-scale military operation at a
Republican Sinn Féin commemoration in Lurgan, County Armagh.
Published April 9, 2026
Dublin government the ‘biggest barrier to Irish unity’
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald TD, speaking during a speech
commemorating the 1916 rebellion, has said: “We have secured the Peace.
It’s now time to write the next chapter of our national story – the
reunification of Ireland.”
Published April 9, 2026
Bookshop protest draws attention to colonial rent demand
A rent dispute in County Waterford has come to symbolise the unresolved
colonial land issue in Ireland, where British landlordism still survives
in the hands of English families whose titles trace back to the conquest
of Ireland and the confiscation of Irish lands.
Published April 9, 2026
Unanswered questions on anniversary of infamous killing
On the 20th anniversary of the death of British informer Denis
Donaldson, longtime Irish-American republican activist Martin Galvin has
said he had long suspected a man who “lied while smiling into your
face”.
Published April 9, 2026
Terry ‘Cruncher’ O’Neill passes
Terry “Cruncher” O’Neill, a Belfast republican activist, musician and
actor, died on Easter Sunday.
Published April 9, 2026
A potentially explosive device has been used in an attack on a PSNI police
base in Lurgan, County Armagh, the first such attack by militant republicans in almost four years.
Published April 2, 2026
UDA group threatens acid attacks
A journalist and the family of a previous victim have faced death threats this
week from members of a unionist paramilitary group, the South East Antrim UDA.
Published April 2, 2026
Garda betrayal led to death of informer
The 26 County state’s dirty war against its own people has had another
shameful chapter exposed, as a retired Garda Special Branch officer has
admitted his force covered up its role in the IRA’s 1985 execution of
informer John Corcoran.
Published April 2, 2026
Murder victims’ battle British ‘deny by delay’
Rosemary Campbell, widow of Catholic RUC sergeant Joe Campbell, shot
dead by loyalists in Cushendall, has died aged 91 before her negligence
claim against the PSNI was concluded.
Published April 2, 2026
UN slams PSNI over surveillance of lawyers and journalists
The London government has been urged to respond to serious concerns
raised by United Nations experts over the surveillance of lawyers and
journalists in the north of Ireland.
Published April 2, 2026
Compromised Taoiseach puts Ireland into line of fire
Continued support for US military operations by the Dublin government
and its arrogant disregard for Ireland’s traditional military neutrality
has seen Ireland further entangled in a global conflict with
potentially disastrous consequences.
Published April 2, 2026
Adams ‘defended the Republican cause’
Former Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams has welcomed the collapse of a
London civil action against him following a politically driven attempt
at a backdoor legacy inquiry targeting the armed struggle.
Published March 25, 2026
Loyalist threat over flags at playground
Threatening graffiti warning that “anyone who touches these flags does
so at their own risk” scrawled beside a children’s playground in east
Belfast is the latest example of loyalist intimidation dressed up as
“culture”.
Published March 25, 2026
New political party condemns harassment
Glór na hÓglaigh, a new “revolutionary” republican party, has slammed
recent PSNI stop-and-searches and airport interrogations of its members
as blatant state intimidation designed to silence political dissent.
Published March 25, 2026
Irish language activists making strides for equality
Queen’s University Belfast students have delivered a crushing mandate
for Irish language equality, with 91% of over 5,000 voters backing
bilingual signage and an official Irish language policy – a resounding
rejection of decades of unionist efforts to block Ireland’s native
tongue from university life.
Published March 25, 2026
Cuba in focus as Irish call for peace
Kneecap have helped lead an international aid convoy to Cuba to confront
a brutal oil blockade and show Irish solidarity with the island’s
“resilient people” in the face of a siege by US President Donald Trump.
Published March 25, 2026
Fianna Fáil ‘sidestepping’ Irish unity challenge
Sinn Féin has sharply criticised Taoiseach
Micheál Martin and his coalition government for stalling progress on
Irish unity, accusing them of “hesitation, avoidance and a refusal to
lead”.
Published March 25, 2026
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