Efforts to protect the Crown Forces from the consequences of their
murderous actions in Ireland have continued on multiple fronts.
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Bloody Sunday insult on eve of anniversary
Efforts to protect the Crown Forces from the consequences of their
murderous actions in Ireland have continued on multiple fronts.
Published January 29, 2026
Change on the way as ‘old firm’ parties are overtaken by SF/SD
The combined support for Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael is at its lowest
level in history and has been overtaken by a potential left-wing
coalition of Sinn Féin and the Social Democrats, according to a new
poll.
Published January 29, 2026
Sinn Féin has paid warm tributes following the passing of Mickey Brady,
former MP and lifelong Republican activist, saying the party and the
people of Newry have “lost a giant of the community”.
Published January 22, 2026
In the wake of the selection of former senior PSNI figure Jon Burrows to
lead the Ulster Unionist Party after he was co-opted into it just six
months ago, alongside another unelected politician, Diana Armstrong, as
his deputy, commentator Brian Feeney has warned that trouble is brewing
for unionism.
Published January 22, 2026
Moves to Welsh independence could hasten end for Union
A new poll published this week shows pro-independence parties in Wales
on around 50% of the vote and on course to win a historic majority of
seats at the Welsh Assembly election in May.
Published January 15, 2026
Irish support for Palestine at Christmas
Small groups and individuals across Ireland have been
demonstrating solidarity with the Palestinian people and seeking to shame the
Dublin government’s weak response to the Israeli genocide there.
Published December 29, 2025
New Corbyn party supports a united Ireland
‘Your Party’ has become the first major political party in Britain to
campaign for a United Ireland.
Published December 4, 2025
‘Stop doing harm to Palestinians’
Efforts are continuing in Ireland in an effort to force the Dublin
government to do more to end Israel’s genocide of Palestinians and halt
the ethnic cleansing and colonisation of the Gaza Strip.
Published November 20, 2025
Building a republic ‘worthy of the name’
Newly elected President Catherine Connolly has delivered an inspiring, progressive and proudly Irish speech at her inauguration ceremony at Dublin Castle.
Published November 13, 2025
There has been an angry response among nationalists to British efforts to dismiss the
prospect of Irish reunification through a border poll.
Published November 13, 2025
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.
Published November 13, 2025
‘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.
Published November 6, 2025
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
Published November 6, 2025
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.
Published October 30, 2025
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%.
Published October 25, 2025
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.
Published October 25, 2025
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.
Published October 23, 2025
‘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.
Published October 23, 2025
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.
Published October 16, 2025
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.
Published October 16, 2025