A Tamil widow who says 10 of her relatives were massacred by Sri Lanka’s
police in 1986 has lodged a complaint with the Police Ombudsman in the
North after links from the RUC (now PSNI) to the country’s security
forces emerged.
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The RUC and its deadly legacy in Sri Lanka
A Tamil widow who says 10 of her relatives were massacred by Sri Lanka’s
police in 1986 has lodged a complaint with the Police Ombudsman in the
North after links from the RUC (now PSNI) to the country’s security
forces emerged.
Published July 29, 2017
A look at the evolution of internment, from a speech delivered by
National PRO of Republican Network for Unity, Nathan Stuart, at a picket
organised by the Anti-Internment Group For Ireland (AIGI).
Published July 15, 2017
Michael Collins and the killing of a Field-Marshall
The IRA assassination of British Field-Marshall Henry Wilson, 95 years
ago this week, was a turning point in Irish history, writes Rob Baker
Published July 1, 2017
Solidarity through the centuries
A simple act of kindness 170 years ago by an Oklahoma Indian tribe was
celebrated in County Cork this week.
Published June 24, 2017
Advancing towards Irish Unity - in the United Irish tradition
Sinn Fein chairperson Declan Kearney delivered the keynote address to the party’s annual Wolfe
Tone commemoration in Bodenstown last Sunday.
Published June 24, 2017
Grenfell will forever stand as a rebuke to the right
Grenfell Tower is a story of inequality, of the poor herded into a cramped building made unsafe because it was prettified to improve the view of the nearby rich.
Published June 17, 2017
Westminster election - results round-up
A look at the results of the Westminster election in each
of the 18 constituencies in the Six Counties.
Published June 10, 2017
Westminster election - constituency profiles
A quick look at each of the 18 Westminster constituencies in the North
of Ireland, and what to expect when the election results come rolling
in next week.
Published June 3, 2017
The last public hanging in England took place in London, outside Newgate
Prison (now the Old Bailey) on 26 May 1868, 149 years ago this week.
Published May 27, 2017
End the marginalisation of Irish
Thousands have been making their way to Belfast to support
the increasing calls for legislative protection for the Irish language,
in the form of an Irish language act.
Published May 20, 2017
Painful memories of the Loughgall massacre
In an interview published on the 30th anniversary of an infamous ambush,
a former Volunteer has provided an inside account of the Provisional
IRA’s single largest loss of life during the conflict.
Published May 13, 2017
A five year strategy to put Irish
republicanism ‘back into the driving seat of securing Irish unity’ was launched recently.
Published May 13, 2017
Mass Palestinian hunger strike
Some 1,500 Palestinian prisoners are currently engaged in a mass hunger strike over prison conditions and
internment without charge.
Published May 6, 2017
‘The Bold McElwain’ remembered
Monaghan Republican and Ex-POW John Crawley delivered a graveside
oration at a commemoration for Seamus McElwain in Scotstown recently.
Published April 29, 2017
Anne Cadwallader tells the story of the Hooded Men, internees subjected
to fine-tuned methods of torture, that left little physical evidence, imported by
Britain to Ireland in 1971.
Published April 22, 2017
A round up of Easter commemorative events by various organisations this
year. Please check locally for more information.
Published April 14, 2017
‘Why we oppose British murder march’
Saoradh Beal Feirste explain its opposition to the march of former British
soldiers through Belfast city centre on Good Friday.
Published April 7, 2017
Dublin has a duty to ensure ‘special status’ for north
Now that Article 50 has been triggered a period of what is likely to be
long and protracted negotiations will begin. The north will not be
represented at those negotiations.
Published April 1, 2017
Martin McGuinness was a committed republican - Adams
The death of my friend and comrade Martin McGuinness has left a deep
void. It is a huge blow to all of us who knew and loved him, especially
his wife and family.
Published March 24, 2017
An account of the attack on Milltown cemetery, 29 years ago this week,
carried out by loyalist serial killer Michael Stone.
Published March 17, 2017
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