One hundred years this week, on a quiet Tipperary roadway, the first
nationalist revolt against the British Empire last century was started
by a small band of armed men from townlands and villages -- Donohill,
Solohead and Hollyford -- in the vicinity of Tipperary Town. The
Soloheadbeg ambush shook British rule in Ireland.
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Soloheadbeg, the start of the war
One hundred years this week, on a quiet Tipperary roadway, the first
nationalist revolt against the British Empire last century was started
by a small band of armed men from townlands and villages -- Donohill,
Solohead and Hollyford -- in the vicinity of Tipperary Town. The
Soloheadbeg ambush shook British rule in Ireland.
Published January 19, 2019
Unionism’s new slogan should be ‘Ourselves Alone’
It must be a disconcerting time to be a Unionist. The very fabric of the
UK is fraying at the edges at an alarming rate. Scots were a mere five
percentage points from backing independence in 2014, while Brexit
represents the biggest centrifugal force in the history of the British
state.
Published January 19, 2019
Declarations of the First Dáil
On 21 January 1919, 100 years ago this week, the first meeting of the parliament of the revolutionary,
all-Ireland Irish Republic took place.
Published January 12, 2019
Papers reveal bickering, manipulation
We publish a round-up of the state papers declassified at the turn of
the year by the Dublin and London governments, dating from 1988 and
1994. Please note that, as usual, some papers have not been released for
reasons of ‘state security’.
Published January 5, 2019
A round-up of statements issued at the turn of the year by the leaders
and leaderships of Sinn Fein and republican organisations.
Published January 5, 2019
Gardai, the Guardians of the Violence
Retired Garda policeman Kevin Taylor has spoken about the background to
the raid by a loyalist eviction gang at the McGann family home in
Roscommon, who attacked him with the support of serving Gardai.
Published December 22, 2018
Resilient too inadequate a word
Resilient is too inadequate a word to describe Sinead and Michael
Monaghan. Both have suffered immeasurably during the conflict.
Published December 22, 2018
Chairman’s address to the 32CSM Ard Fheis
The address to the recent Ard Fheis of the 32 County
Sovereignty Movement, given by national chairperson Francis Mackey.
Published December 8, 2018
‘Harness the energy of all republicans’
A speech delivered last weekend by Peadar Toibin TD at
the annual commemoration for former Sinn Fein Vice President Frank
Driver at Ballymore Eustace in County Kildare.
Published December 1, 2018
Loughinisland verdict, families’ vindication
The families of those killed and injured in the Heights Bar have
official vindication of the fact that RUC collusion facilitated the
murder of their loved ones.
Published December 1, 2018
Remember Irish republican prisoners this Christmas
This is the time of year when republicans traditionally remember those
‘faoi ghlas ag gallaibh’, behind bars in the cause of Ireland. This is
the current list of prisoners as collated from welfare groups, families
and friends.
Published November 24, 2018
No extradition of political prisoners
This week Dublin City Council became the third council to pass motions
against the extradition of Irish Republicans to the North. The following
is a piece by councillor Ciaran Perry explaining the campaign which saw
his motion passed.
Published November 10, 2018
Seven reasons not to wear the poppy
It’s time to look at the wider picture of how the poppy pays tribute to so many crimes down the years.
Published November 10, 2018
A very poor performance by Sinn Fein in the 26 County Presidential
election is causing alarm within the party over its political leadership
and direction.
Published November 3, 2018
A Catholic priest who comforted the bereaved after the Greysteel
massacre 25 years ago has said he believes the revulsion felt after the
savage mass-murder helped move the North of Ireland towards peace.
Published October 27, 2018
Farcical High Court decision backs PSNI farce
I am now convinced that the Police Service of Northern Ireland is an
elaborate prank, a kind of brilliantly large-scale Candid Camera -- and
the courts are totally in on the joke.
Published October 27, 2018
Jingoism can’t disguise DUP’s reckless Brexit agenda
Arlene Foster is preparing to have a train crash Brexit in pursuit of a
narrow agenda with no regard for the majority who voted to remain or for
any of the people of the north.
Published October 20, 2018
Was the British government the main protagonist?
When all disputes and diversions have been explored, we come back to one core awkward fact.
Published October 13, 2018
Seamus Costello was a founding member of the Irish Republican Socialist
Party (IRSP) and the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA). He was shot dead on 5
October 1977, 41 years ago this week.
Published October 6, 2018
The Republic must constitute any future United Ireland
An address delivered by Sean Bresnahan to the Ruairi O
Bradaigh Memorial School in Roscommon.
Published October 6, 2018
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