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Sinn Fein launches election campaign

Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams this morning launched the party’s election campaign for the Westminster election on May 6th.

Published April 15, 2010

Living record of proud republican resistance

The Felons’ Club on Belfast’s Falls Road in an exhibition of republican memorabilia organised by the National Graves Association.

Published April 12, 2010

Easter statements

A number of statements were issued by the main republican organisations at the weekend.

Published April 8, 2010

Prosecutions of Shell to Sea campaigners collapse

25 out of 27 people prosecuted for resisting Shell’s experimental gas pipeline have cases withdrawn or dismissed.

Published April 2, 2010

Action alert - Gerry McGeough

An action alert was issued by supporters of leading republican Gerry McGeough following a bizarre intervention in his trial by far-right Swedish operatives.

Published March 29, 2010

The Black and Tans

On the 90th anniversary of the arrival in Ireland of one of England’s most notorious of militias, we present a brief history of the infamous Black and Tans.

Published March 25, 2010

Omagh - The search for the truth

A reporter responds to the call by the ‘Northern Ireland Affairs Committee’ at the London parliament for a further investigation into the Omagh bomb.

Published March 22, 2010

The Irish Republican Brotherhood

On March 17, 1858, 152 years ago this week, James Stephens founded the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB) in Dublin at the same time as John O’Mahoney was founding the American branch of the revolutionary group.

Published March 15, 2010

Women freedom fighters

To mark international women’s day, we carry the following article on the women hunger strikers of Armagh prison, by DM Daugherty.

Published March 8, 2010

Sam Marshall - A set up

Twenty years ago, Sam Marshall was walking home with two other men when they were confronted by masked gunmen who opened up with automatic fire.

Published March 4, 2010

Irish peace process has lessons for Basques

The impact of the peace process in Ireland is clearly evident in the language used in peace efforts in the Basque Country.

Published March 1, 2010

Roger Casement

Roger Casement had returned to Ireland in 1916 to share his comrades’ fate. In 1965, 49 years later and 45 years ago this week, he was finally able to rejoin them one last time.

Published February 25, 2010

Save Newgrange

The unique prehistoric site of Newgrange in County Meath, Ireland is threatened by a planned bypass of Slane village; to preserve the site, the village should be closed to lorries, or the bypass should take a western route.

Published February 22, 2010

Irish unity conference in London

A conference on the prospects for Irish unity organised by Sinn Fein in London on Saturday heard that unification “within a meaningful time-scale” is both “realistic and feasible”.

Published February 22, 2010

Ryan’s madness and folly in Corrib row

The Corrib saga has become so bitter and divisive, it can be hard to see the obvious.

Published February 18, 2010

Interview with Gerry Adams

A recent interview with Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams about sectarian parades, the policing and justice deal, and the controversy surrounding allegations against his brother Liam.

Published February 15, 2010

Mandela’s dark years

This week marks the 20th anniversary of the release from captivity of Nelson Mandela. We carry an extract from his memoirs on his time at Robben Island prison.