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Margaret Perry - the forgotten victim of Mullaghmore

There is a forgotten victim of Mullaghmore - another life lost as a result of British interference in Ireland’s affairs - another victim of Britain’s dirty war in Ireland.

Published May 23, 2015

Sean McCaughey

A look at the life and death of prominent Belfast republican, Sean McCaughey, who died on hunger-strike in Portlaoise prison on May 11, 1946.

Published May 16, 2015

Westminster election round-up

A constituency-by-constituency look at the Westminster election results for each of the 18 seats in the North.

Published May 9, 2015

Westminster election 2015 - constituency profiles

A round-up of the 18 Irish constituencies being contested in the Westminster general election on Thursday.

Published May 2, 2015

The Armenian genocide

With many governments still failing to acknowledge it, including those in Dublin and London, we present a brief history of the Armenian genocide, one hundred years ago today.

Published April 25, 2015

Tens of thousands attend Easter commemorations

There was an extraordinary number and diversity of Easter commemorations this year as many organisations, republican and otherwise, held events with a view to the 100th anniversary of the Easter Rising next year.

Published April 11, 2015

Commemorative speeches and orations

A selection of the speeches and orations delivered at the 2015 Easter commemorations.

Published April 11, 2015

The Rising and its aftermath

The second in a two-part historical feature on the 1916 Easter Rising.

Published April 4, 2015

Easter commemorations 2015

A round up of Easter commemorative events by republican organisations this year. Please check locally for more information. UPDATED April 3rd.

Published March 28, 2015

The background to the Rising

From the foundation of the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB) to the fateful days of Easter 1916, when Irish Volunteers took to the streets to fight for our freedom. The first in a two-part historical feature.

Published March 28, 2015

In memory of Gerry McKerr

A researcher at Amnesty International recalls Gerry McKerr, one of the Hooded Men, who passed away this week as his case against torture continues before the European Court of Human Rights.

Published March 21, 2015

Dublin govt struggles with legal chaos

Laws stating that Queen Elizabeth is the king of Ireland and that anyone selling horses outside greater Dublin shall die are to be repealed, the Dublin government has announced.

Published March 14, 2015

Hannah Sheehy-Skeffington

Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington devoted most of her life to campaigning for the rights of women and Ireland’s independence.

Published March 7, 2015

Thank you, Mr Tubridy

On open letter by blogger Ciaran Tierney on last weekend’s hostile live television interview of Paul Murphy TD by Ryan Tubridy, presenter of the Irish state broadcaster’s main light entertainment programme, the Late Late show.

Published February 28, 2015

Freedom for Seamus Daly

The family and friends of a South Armagh man have condemned his continued imprisonment pending a possible prosecution in regard to the 1998 Omagh bomb attack.

Published February 21, 2015

Concerns over new UDA mural

A new mural calling for people to join the UDA was recently painted in Carrickfergus, County Antrim, prompting fears that the unionist paramilitary group is again recruiting.

Published February 14, 2015

When genocide became “famine”

A campaign to change the way the tragic events of 1845-1850 are recounted.

Published February 7, 2015

‘Conditions never better to achieve United Ireland’

The address by Sinn Fein’s Martin McGuinness to his party’s Six-County AGM in Omagh last weekend.

Published January 31, 2015

Resist - Bloody Sunday commemoration 2015

The Bloody Sunday March for Justice programme will see a raft of civil rights events and speeches held in Derry. This year’s programme of events has been themed ‘Resist’.

Published January 24, 2015

Letter from the Craigavon Two

An open letter written by miscarriage of justice victims Brendan McConville and John-Paul Wootton, followed by a recent synopsis of the case.