To
suggest that Britain was a benevolent colonial power is an offensive
myth that must be de-bunked.
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Why India is not grateful for British colonialism
To
suggest that Britain was a benevolent colonial power is an offensive
myth that must be de-bunked.
Published November 13, 2015
Declan McGlinchey - an obituary
The McGlinchey family of Bellaghy suffered tragedy anew this week with
the sudden death of Declan, a lifelong republican activist who died of a
suspected heart attack on Sunday.
Published November 6, 2015
The re-birth of the IRA in Belfast
John O’Neill (‘the Treason Felony blog’) recounts an incident seen as a
key event in the re-organisation of the IRA in Belfast shortly after the
end of the Irish Civil War.
Published October 31, 2015
Fitzgerald, Murphy and MacSwiney
Michael Fitzgerald, Joseph Murphy and Terence MacSwiney died on hunger
strike on 17 and 25 October 1920, respectively, 95 years ago this week.
Published October 23, 2015
The bigger Bloody Sunday cover-up
Relatives of those killed in the infamous Bloody Sunday massacre have
denounced a police ‘investigation’ into the murders after it emerged
that 55 British soldiers present that day are refusing to be questioned.
Published October 16, 2015
Catalan independence will benefit everyone involved
The result of recent elections have confirmed the perception that a majority of
Catalans are ready to begin a democratic, peaceful, civil and
negotiated process to achieve an independent state for Catalonia.
Published October 10, 2015
Brian Friel, who has died aged 86, was the best-known Irish playwright
of his generation. Translations, about the low-level repression of Irish
culture in the 19th century, remains his most celebrated, while Dancing
at Lughnasa was his most successful, winning three Tony Awards in 1992.
Published October 3, 2015
Chairperson’s speech to RNU Ard Fheis 2015
The address delivered by the Chairperson of Republican
Network for Unity Carl Reilly, at his party’s annual conference in Newry
on Saturday, 26th September
Published October 3, 2015
Remembering Tomas Ceannt: soldier, patriot, revolutionary
Like many other men and women before and since
Tomas Ceannt demonstrated incredible courage and selflessness in the
struggle to free Ireland from British occupation.
Published September 26, 2015
The French Invasion of Ireland, 1798
Bill Peterson looks at the extraordinary military campaign of France’s
General Humbert 217 years ago this week, which some historians say laid
the groundwork for the Easter Rising over a century later.
Published September 5, 2015
Interview with Martin McGuinness
In a wide-ranging interview,
Sinn Fein’s Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness insists that a
united Ireland is inevitable.
Published August 15, 2015
Commemoration row breaks out amid rival re-enactments
A row has broken out over rival commemorations to mark the hundredth
anniversary of the funeral of Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa, one of the most
significant events in the lead up to the 1916 Easter Rising.
Published August 1, 2015
‘One Ireland, One Vote’ petition and campaign
The 1916 Societies recently launched a petition for an All-Ireland
Referendum on Irish Unity. This address on the campaign is by Barry
Monteith, an independent Councillor from Tyrone, with a link to the
petition.
Published August 1, 2015
Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa, 100 years on
A number of events are planned to mark the centenary of the funeral of
Irish patriot Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa of the Irish Republican
Brotherhood. An account of his life, and the full text of the famous
oration delivered by Patrick Pearse at his graveside, one hundred years
ago this week.
Published July 25, 2015
The democratic opposition of the Greek people to austerity has been
overthrown by the EU capitalist system with the collaboration of the
Syriza leadership, according to the IRSP.
Published July 18, 2015
Bodenstown address by Francie Mackey
Before us lies an unprecedented opportunity to reintroduce that
sense of comradeship that is desperately required, according to Francie Mackey of the 32 County Sovereignty Movement.
Published July 11, 2015
The Falls Road curfew of the summer of 1970 is regarded as a major
turning point in the early history of the conflict.
Published July 4, 2015
Thirty years ago, Seamus Ruddy disappeared in France. Dominique Foulon,
former editor of Irland Libre and Solidarite Irlande, calls for his body
to be returned to his family.
Published June 27, 2015
Collusion has never had a place in democratic values. It remains a grim
monument to the failure of colonialism and tragedy of partition.
Published June 20, 2015
A call to action to save the Irish language
Few question the value to our country’s sense of itself of that language
which is uniquely ours.
Published June 13, 2015
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