An essay written by Bobby Sands in 1979 while protesting against the
criminalisation of republican prisoners. Because protesting prisoners
were not allowed books or writing materials, this essay was composed on
a square of toilet paper and smuggled out of the prison.
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The Lark and the Freedom Fighter
An essay written by Bobby Sands in 1979 while protesting against the
criminalisation of republican prisoners. Because protesting prisoners
were not allowed books or writing materials, this essay was composed on
a square of toilet paper and smuggled out of the prison.
Published August 4, 2022
On August 1, 1922, Irish revolutionary Harry Boland succumbed to wounds received at the Grand
Hotel in Skerries, County Dublin at the hands of pro-Treaty
forces, 100 years ago this week.
Published August 4, 2022
The historian, author and independent republican activist, Peter A.
Rogers was a guest speaker at the recent Bodenstown commemoration for
Anti-Imperialist Action, speaking on behalf of the Spirit of Irish
Freedom Society, Westmeath.
Published July 21, 2022
Cathal Brugha was born Charles William St. John Burgess in Dublin on 18
July, 1874. He adopted the Irish version of his name as his nationalist
views took hold after he joined the Gaelic League in 1899.
Published July 14, 2022
New evidence in Michael Leonard shooting case
The family of Michael Leonard, who was shot dead by the RUC almost 50
years ago have called for a fresh inquest into the 24-year-old’s death
after new evidence emerged suggesting his killing had not been properly
investigated.
Published July 6, 2022
The start of the Irish Civil War
The Irish Civil War began a century ago this week with an attack on
republicans at the Four Courts in Dublin, the centre of the Irish
judicial system.
Published June 30, 2022
The Wolfe Tone commemoration of 1922
A hundred years ago this week, a group of leading republicans visited Bodenstown
churchyard to hear a stirring oration by Liam Mellows over the grave of
the father of Irish republicanism, where supporters of Irish freedom
now pay homage every year.
Published June 23, 2022
Sinn Féin address at Bodenstown
The full text of remarks By First Minister-Designate, Michelle O’Neill,
at Sinn Féin’s Wolfe Tone Commemoration, in Bodenstown, County Kildare
on Sunday, 19 June.
Published June 23, 2022
The Scottish government has set a date of October 2023 for a second
independence referendum. In a forward to a series of papers, Scottish
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has begun to set out the arguments in
favour of independence for Scotland.
Published June 16, 2022
An exhibition centred on a unique banner has opened in Kilmainham Gaol
Museum in Dublin.
Published June 9, 2022
We are being short-changed by game-playing Brexiteers
Boris Johnson's government are pursuing an anti-Agreement agenda which is disingenuously wrapped up in pro-Agreement rhetoric, writes First Minister-designate Michelle O’Neill.
Published June 1, 2022
No Irish celebrations for an imperial monarch
Irish Republicans, and indeed Republicans throughout the world, will
never celebrate the lives of any monarch and especially one who resides
in massive palaces in England.
Published May 26, 2022
Loughgall massacre victims remembered
A large crowd gathered in Tyrone on Sunday past to honour the memory of
eight brave volunteers of the East Tyrone Brigade killed in action at
Loughgall on 8 May 1987, while a new monument was unveiled across the
border in Monaghan.
Published May 12, 2022
Sinn Féin’s performance in the Assembly election saw an increase in its
vote share to 29%, with more of its candidates elected on the
first count than in 2017.
Published May 12, 2022
Assembly election: Constituency profiles and candidates
A look at three key contests for nationalists in today’s Assembly
election, and the complete list of candidates.
Published May 5, 2022
Double standards of the mainstream media
An opinion piece by Saoradh Doire member, Barry Millar, whose family
have all faced the effects of British occupation and political
repression, particularly in recent months.
Published April 7, 2022
The ‘IRA Pirates’: The capture of the British ship Upnor
An account of the daring capture of the British ship Upnor 100 years ago
this week, from the papers of Michael Burke, O/C Cobh IRA.
Published March 31, 2022
50th anniversary commemoration of two young IRA Volunteers
Several hundred people attended a commemoration in Derry this week to
mark the 50th anniversary of the shooting of two local IRA men by
British forces in the Bogside area of the city.
Published March 24, 2022
Break the connection with England!
The irony of British Imperialism pontificating about ‘illegal
Occupations’ of Sovereign Nations can not be lost on many.
Published March 3, 2022
When IRA rockets landed on Downing Street
A look back at a famous incident from the conflict, 31 years ago this week.
Published February 10, 2022
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