An account of the awakening of an Irish soldier who led a mutiny against
the British Army over its atrocities in India and Ireland, and his
subsequent execution, 98 years ago this week.
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The last British soldier shot for mutiny
An account of the awakening of an Irish soldier who led a mutiny against
the British Army over its atrocities in India and Ireland, and his
subsequent execution, 98 years ago this week.
Published November 3, 2018
I am a political prisoner, held hostage by Spain
For a year now, I am held without bail and without even a trial date for having
defended fundamental rights in any democracy, such as the freedom of
speech and the freedom to meet and protest.
Published October 20, 2018
In the Ireland of 1922, a civil war tore through the land and in its
path it ripped apart families and friendships. It also created a deeper
wedge in an unstable society where the church grappled for top position
in an emerging new state.
Published October 13, 2018
Liadh Ni Riada campaign launch
Liadh Ni Riada is the youngest daughter of the iconic composer and
musician, Sean O’Riada. On Sunday she was confirmed as Sinn Fein’s
candidate for the Presidency of Ireland in next month’s election.
The following is the text of her campaign launch speech.
Published September 22, 2018
Ballymurphy story must be told
Before Bloody Sunday there was Ballymurphy. Its story must be told,
according to Callum Macrae, the director of The Ballymurphy Precedent,
a shorter version of which was broadcast on Channel 4.
Published September 15, 2018
A new film looking at the events leading up to and including the
Ballymurphy Massacre is having preview screenings across Ireland and
Britain in advance of a wider release.
Published August 18, 2018
DUP MP Ian Paisley has been found to have improperly lobbied on behalf
of Sri Lanka’s then Rajapaksa regime against accusations of war crimes
which targeted the minority Tamil population. Meet the Rajapaksas, in
this Channel 4 report from 2013.
Published July 28, 2018
An introduction to the life of Constance Georgine Markievicz, an Irish politician, suffragette, socialist and republican rebel.
Published July 21, 2018
Ireland must act against Israel’s war crimes
Ireland is entitled to disassociate from what the EU itself condemns as
clear breaches of international law.
Published July 14, 2018
Michael Shaw Mahoney captures the Falls Curfew of July 1970 through the
eyes of the late Billy Curran (for the Pensive Quill).
Published July 7, 2018
Theresa May’s new list of working peers includes an ex-MP from the
proppers-up of her government, the Democratic Unionist Party: the Rev
William “Boxcar Willie” McCrea, veteran gospel-singing politician.
Published June 9, 2018
The DUP - deaf to the winds of change
We may sometimes not like what History delivers, but being on the wrong
side of history can be painful.
Published June 2, 2018
The revival of Palestinian consciousness
Ghada Karmi is a Palestinian physician, academic and writer. Her latest
book is entitled Return: A Palestinian Memoir. Despite the recent
shocking events in Gaza, she sees hope for the Palestinian cause.
Published May 26, 2018
Disrupt and Deny - Britain’s dirty war in Ireland
Rory Cormac, a professor of international relations specialising in
secret intelligence and covert action, has found archival evidence to
prove Edward Heath’s government directed ‘black ops’ on the streets of
Ireland.
Published May 19, 2018
The Cheshire Cat called Commonwealth
The British Empire is a bit like the Cheshire cat in Lewis Carroll’s
Alice in Wonderland: over the years it has faded until all you’re left
with is a bland smile.
Published April 28, 2018
Sean McNeela and Tony D’Arcy died on hunger strike against the
criminalisation of republican prisoners at St Bricin’s Military
Hospital in Dublin, 78 years ago this week.
Published April 21, 2018
The Proclamation and William Henry West
Another story of the many from the Easter Rising of 1916 -- the English
protestant printer who supplied the type for the Irish Proclamation.
Published March 31, 2018
Martin McGuinness - Looking to the future
Martin McGuinness was a good friend and a great leader. He made
compromises where he believed they could help peace and reconciliation.
He never stopped taking risks for peace, writes Gerry Adams.
Published March 24, 2018
On the 30th anniversary of IRA Volunteers Mairead Farrell, Sean Savage
and Dan McCann, murdered by the SAS in a shoot to kill operation on 6th
March 1988 in Gibraltar, Saoradh activist and former IRA POW Breige-Anne
McCaughley shares her memories of Volunteer Mairead Farrell.
Published March 10, 2018
The real Leo Varadkar was the one who stood up in the Dail last Tuesday
and the public would do well to remember that when his party comes
looking for votes in the near future.
Published March 3, 2018
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