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Newly elected President Catherine Connolly has delivered an inspiring, progressive and proudly Irish speech at her inauguration ceremony at Dublin Castle.

Benn’s denialism condemned

There has been an angry response among nationalists to British efforts to dismiss the prospect of Irish reunification through a border poll.

Are unionists just repeating their mistakes?

All the anniversary reflections on the massive upheavals linked to the unveiling of the Anglo-Irish Agreement (AIA), 40 years ago next week, may draw at least some comparisons with the increasing tensions at Stormont today.

‘Toxic’ unionism driving support for unity

A new belligerence by the Democratic Unionist Party has triggered a fresh crisis for the Stormont Assembly and renewed the focus on the need to advance the process of Irish reunification.

105th anniversary of Kevin Barry

Events have been taking place in Rathvilly, County Carlow to mark the 105th anniversary of the execution of martyr Kevin Barry by British forces

A vision for change after record election

Catherine Connolly’s election last week by the biggest ever vote for an Irish President has brought hope for a new, united Ireland and for a generational shift in the island’s political history.

Connolly is runaway winner in Presidential election

Independent Catherine Connolly has been formally declared elected as Uachtarán na hÉireann in the first count in Friday’s Irish Presidential election, winning 914,143 first-preference votes, or 63%.

Catherine Connolly set for landslide win

Left-wing pro-Palestine independent Catherine Connolly has won a huge victory in the Irish Presidential election, in a result which will be heard around the world.

A President for the Common Good

Depending on turnout and the final result, Friday’s election could deliver a crippling blow to the reactionary politics which has governed Ireland since partition.

‘Vote Connolly because we cannot’

A campaign in the north of Ireland has urged voters in the south to vote for Catherine Connolly because northerners are barred from taking part.

Alliance leader calls for details on reunification vote

Comments by Alliance Party leader Naomi Long, who has called for the British government to set out the criteria for when he would call a border poll, have been widely welcomed.

Belfast has changed

Symbols of Britishness are embedded in the everyday life of Belfast, but you’d never guess that from listening to those protesting loudly about the council’s new Irish language policy.

Paisley behind ‘false flag’ bombing campaign, papers show

Loyalists with links to former DUP leader Ian Paisley were responsible for a series of ‘false flag’ bomb attacks in the early 1970s, newly uncovered British Army intelligence documents have confirmed.

Expectations grow for border poll

Anticipation of moves towards a referendum on Irish unity is at a new high after former British Direct Ruler Shaun Woodward said that a border poll could be held within three years, while former DUP MP Ian Paisley has said he is open to debate the issue.

Martin clings to job after failures

Micheál Martin has come under intense pressure to quit as Fianna Fáil leader and as Taoiseach after a disastrous week for his party, his presidential election candidate Jim Gavin, and a 26 County budget which left workers “out in the cold”.

Election frontrunner Connolly faces establishment backlash

A wave of smears and insults has failed to derail a hugely successful election campaign by Catherine Connolly for the Presidency later this month, with some bookmakers already paying out on bets that she will win.

A budget of betrayal

The full text of Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald’s response to the introduction by the Dublin government of its Budget statement for 2026. The long awaited release of the McCullough Review has exposed a long term culture of politically motivated surveillance of journalists, whistleblowers and political opponents by the PSNI.

‘Britcard’ plan greeted with derision, demands for unity vote

A proposed digital ID card to monitor the movements of British citizens has been ridiculed in the north of Ireland, where Irish citizenship is guaranteed under the Good Friday Agreement.

A President for all

Northeners are denied a vote in this election. That is unacceptable. But all of us should find some way to be part of the campaign to elect Catherine Connolly, writes Gerry Adams.

‘A champion for Irish Unity in our time’

Nominations for the Irish Presidential election next month ended on Wednesday with just three nominees. On Saturday, Sinn Féin decided to back Independent Catherine Connolly against Fianna Fáil candidate Jim Gavin and Fine Gael’s Heather Humphreys. Party leader Mary Lou McDonald issued the following statement in support of Ms Connolly ahead of her official campaign launch.

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