
The DUP continue to defy the EU, the US government, their own government
in London and their own voters, as overwhelming support for a renegotiated Irish
Protocol of Brexit left them with no excuse for not ending their
boycott of powersharing in Belfast.
Published March 23, 2023

DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson has been criticised for backing a party
election candidate whose actions he admitted were “indefensible”.
Published March 23, 2023

The remarks of Sinn Féin First Minister-elect
Michelle O’Neill at the National Press Club in Washington DC last week.
Published March 23, 2023

Luke Burke and Michael Grealy, known as Mullingar’s ‘two forgotten
martyrs’, were executed on 13 March, 1923. An oration
delivered by Peter A Rogers in Keady on Sunday for the Luke Burke
Centenary Commemoration.
Published March 16, 2023

The British government has been warned against making unilateral changes
to the Good Friday Agreement in order to appease the escalating demands
of the DUP.
Published March 9, 2023

The DUP is under intense pressure to end their boycott of the
power-sharing institutions in the North of Ireland after British Prime
Minister Rishi Sunak admitted he was a “over the moon” at a deal agreed
with the EU to end seven years of tensions over the implementation of
Brexit.
Published March 2, 2023

Proposals for a deal to finally end the dispute over the implementation
of Brexit in the north of Ireland have been derailed by the
intransigence of Tory and unionist extremists.
Published February 23, 2023

Tributes have been paid in Ireland to Scottish First Minister Nicola
Sturgeon, who announced on Wednesday that she is stepping down as leader
of the Scottish National Party and First Minister.
Published February 16, 2023

The British government has further postponed a scheduled Assembly
election for a year after hardline unionists successfully lobbied to
avoid a reckoning with the Six County electorate.
Published February 16, 2023

‘Big in heart and spirit’ Sinn Féin councillor John Davey was killed by
loyalists in 1989, just two days after the murder of Pat Finucane.
Published February 16, 2023

Unionists have failed in their legal attempts to force a renegotiation
of the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement after the Supreme Court in London
unanimously dismissed a challenge to its new trading procedures.
Published February 9, 2023

The sentencing of a British soldier for the 1988 killing of Aidan
McAnespie has met with a muted response, with most nationalists and
republicans condemning the suspension of the three-year sentence which
has ensured David Holden will not spend a day in prison for the crime.
Published February 9, 2023

The British government could face court action if it “stalls and delays”
in calling a vote on Irish reunification, according to Sinn Féin leader
Mary Lou McDonald.
Published January 26, 2023

Ireland’s Minister for Public Expenditure Paschal Donohoe is under
pressure to resign after it emerged he violated election law over
donations and concealed it for years.
Published January 19, 2023

A group of influential congressmen have introduced a resolution calling
for the full implementation of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement and
expressing hope for the “continued success” of the peace process amid
growing doubts over the commitment of hardline unionists to the North’s
powersharing institutions.
Published January 19, 2023

2022 was an unprecedented political year, and the momentum for constitutional change will continue growing throughout 2023.
Published January 12, 2023

A round-up of messages issued by republican organisations to mark the
New Year.
Published January 5, 2023

A judgement by the Supreme Court in London that a Scottish independence
referendum cannot be held without the backing of the Westminster
parliament has made clear that the ‘United Kingdom’ is a union that
exists by force, not by democracy.
Published November 24, 2022

US political leaders continue to show strong support for the Irish cause
despite a change in the balance of power following mid-term elections there.
Published November 24, 2022

Sinn Féin’s First Minister-designate Michelle O’Neill argues that there
should be no fundamental change to the Good Friday Agreement without the
consent of the people.
Published November 24, 2022