Padraig Pearse’s oration at Glasnevin cemetery in Dublin at the funeral
of Irish Fenian leader Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa was a significant event
in the lead up to the Easter Rising of 1916.
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Oration at the grave of O’Donovan Rossa
Padraig Pearse’s oration at Glasnevin cemetery in Dublin at the funeral
of Irish Fenian leader Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa was a significant event
in the lead up to the Easter Rising of 1916.
Published April 6, 2012
How the bankers cashed in after Pearse’s death
Dublin bankers cashed in Pádraig Pearse’s life insurance policy just
weeks after he was executed in 1916 and used the money to redeem a
series of promissory notes.
Published March 30, 2012
Colm Keenan and Eugene McGillan
The Bogside and Brandywell Monument Committee
held a commemoration in Derry this week for nineteen-year-old Colm Keenan and
eighteen-year-old Eugene McGillan, who were shot dead by British
soldiers in the Dove Gardens area of the Bogside on March 14, 1972.
Published March 23, 2012
George Clancy - Murdered Mayor
The two murdered mayors’, is still a familiar Limerick expression,
particularly among older citizens. Both were killed by the Black and Tans in the small hours of Monday 7 March 1921.
Published March 16, 2012
The Fenian Rising of 1867 took place on this week, 145 years ago.
Published March 9, 2012
The text of an address delivered by Sinn Féin leader
Gerry Adams as he launched the party’s ‘Love Rural Ireland’ campaign
this [Friday] morning in Castlebar.
Published March 2, 2012
It is encouraging to note the growing interest in Marian Price even if
it has been slow to materialise.
Published March 2, 2012
The greatest loss of life incurred by the Cork IRA occurred at Clonmult,
seven miles north of Midleton, 91 years ago this week.
Published February 24, 2012
The real news in Greece is not about riots, but of a growing number of
people who have broken away from fear and decided to fight back against
the austerity imposed by the 'Troika' of the European Commission, the
European Central Bank and the IMF.
Published February 17, 2012
Interview with Martin McGuinness
Martin McGuinness on his campaign to become President, his IRA past, his efforts
to end the conflict in the North of Ireland and his call for a vote on
Irish unity.
Published February 3, 2012
Bloody Sunday commemoration 2012
The ‘Hooded Men’ were a group of internees who were systematically
tortured by the British military in 1971. We carry a statement
from several of the surviving ‘Hooded Men’ on the subject of the 40th
anniversary Bloody Sunday march, to take place in Derry on Sunday 29th
January, as well as a program of events for the weekend.
Published January 27, 2012
Kevin Barry, one of Ireland’s youngest martyrs, was born in Dublin on
January 20, 1902, 110 years ago today.
Published January 20, 2012
Tensions are deepening at Maghaberry as riot squads take the place of
regular warders. A look at the current situation and the history of the
current prisoners’ protest.
Published January 13, 2012
The Presidential Address delivered at the 107th Ard
Fheis of Republican Sinn Féin last month in which Des Dalton reviews
events of the past year and looks to the future.
Published December 30, 2011
In a rare interview, Marian Price has revealed the toll her time in
isolation in Maghaberry prison has taken on her physical and mental
health.
Published December 23, 2011
Remember Irish political prisoners this Christmas
December is the traditional month for remembering those still in jail in
Ireland for their republican beliefs.
Published December 16, 2011
Patrick McGurk lost his mother and sister in the bomb that ripped
through his father’s bar in Belfast’s North Queen Street. On the 40th
anniversary of the bombing he spoke about his memories of December 4
1971 and how victims’ families are still continuing to fight for the
truth.
Published December 9, 2011
An introduction by Joseph Gannon to the history behind the Anglo-Irish
Treaty, signed 90 years ago this week and which sowed the seeds of
a conflict which continues to this day.
Published December 2, 2011
A day in the life of a Maghaberry prisoner
An open letter by DD McLaughlin, an Irish republican prisoner on protest
against strip-searching and other abuses at Maghberry.
Published November 25, 2011
The Ballymurphy campaign - a landmark judgement
The decision of the north’s Attorney General to reopen 10 of the 11
Ballymurphy cases is a landmark judgement which gives hope back to those
families that their long journey toward truth and justice may now
succeed.
Published November 17, 2011
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