A week or so ago on November 18 in Killarney 820 republicans broke bread
together in honour of Martin and Marie Ferris. It was a great night.
Published December 1, 2022
It’s surprising that there’s any surprise about support for increased
Irish government involvement in the north in the absence of a devolved
administration here as evidenced in the latest LucidTalk poll.
Published November 16, 2022
Unionist politicians, I sometimes think, compete with each as to how
they can make the rest of us gape, open-mouthed in wonder.
Published November 16, 2022
Conway Mill has been at the heart of west Belfast for over almost 200
years. Last week it celebrated its 40th birthday.
Published November 3, 2022
Sheena Fagan Campbell was an activist, a law student, and a rising star
in the Sinn Féin hierarchy. She was a single mother in Belfast who was
determined to provide for her young child and at the time of her murder,
she was engaged to be married.
Published October 20, 2022
An extract from a new book, ‘The Yank , in which former US Marine John Crawley delivers an unvarnished account of his role in the Irish armed struggle.
Published October 13, 2022
In light of the latest census figures, constitutional nationalists
have been jumping for joy, receiving this news as vindication of their
strategy. Likewise reactionary unionists have been apoplectic with anger
and fear, understanding this news as evidence of impending Rome Rule.
Published October 6, 2022
The latest census figures show that fundamental change is unstoppable
and points towards a referendum on Irish reunification.
Published September 29, 2022
An essay written in the H-Blocks of Long Kesh prison by hunger striker
Bobby Sands, first published in January 1979.
Published September 22, 2022
Saturday marked the 420th anniversary of the death of Aodh Ruadh, Red Hugh, the last of the great Gaelic leaders of Donegal.
Published September 15, 2022
My conversion to the New Ireland cause was not an overnight decision and
predates Brexit. I have always felt Irish and while initially this was
in addition to feeling British, my thinking has changed over time.
Published September 7, 2022
The ambush in which IRA Volunteers Paddy Mulvenna and Jim Bryson were
assassinated by the British Army took place 49 years ago this week. An
account of their lives cut short, based on a report by Relatives for
Justice.
Published September 1, 2022
They say those who do not learn from history are condemned to repeat it. It’s 1979 all over. Here we go again.
Published September 1, 2022
There is no doubting the indelible imprint Collins left on the national
psyche.
Published August 25, 2022
The writing is on the wall for the future of the Union, but those for
whom preserving it matters most are just too blind to see it.
Published August 25, 2022
Liz Truss has been wrecking the Good Friday Agreement by carrying out the actions the ERG has insisted on and which they insist on the DUP also obeying.
Published August 18, 2022
Arthur Griffith, the founder of Sinn Féin and one of the fathers of the
Irish Free State, died 100 years ago this week, on August 12, 1922.
Published August 11, 2022
To conflate the modern-day GAA with the IRA and a battle for Irish unity
is typical of the whataboutery, the pathetic attitude and lack of
leadership that exists within political unionism.
Published August 11, 2022
The 1916 veteran and trade union activist Rosie Hackett was born 130
years ago this week.
Published July 28, 2022
The Irish government’s refusal to even begin the preparations for Irish unity is increasingly untenable.
Published July 28, 2022
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