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Sinn Féin launches Stormont reform initiative

stormontdriveway.jpg Sinn Féin has launched a major initiative to reform the Six County political institutions, arguing that the North’s political structures must be made more “stable” after years of collapse, deadlock and dysfunction.

Published June 4, 2026



A summer for positive change?

roismairemayor.jpg There are hopes that events in the north of Ireland may be bearing witness to a transformation in which nationalism advances in confidence and influence, while unionism becomes diminished by scandal, division and decline.

Published June 4, 2026



Effective government has been denied

reformdoc.jpg The foreword to the document on proposals for Stormont reform, 'Building Better Politics/Ag Tógáil Polaitíochta Feabhsaithe', by Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald.

Published June 4, 2026



Existential crisis for Fianna Fáil and Micheál Martin

martinbyelection.jpg Two Dáil by-elections have resulted in a collapse in support for Fianna Fáil, raising questions over the future of Taoiseach Micheál Martin and the coalition government he leads with Fine Gael.

Published May 28, 2026



Working towards a reawakening

mcbrearty2026.jpg The 45th anniversary of the late IRA Volunteer George McBrearty took place in Creggan at the weekend. Wreaths were laid by members of George’s family at the commemoration in Creggan on Sunday. We publish the main oration, which was delivered by former PoW John Crawley.

Published May 28, 2026



Outrage as video shows Israeli Forces abusing Irish activists

flotillaabuse.jpg Thirteen Irish citizens are among hundreds of international humanitarian activists who were abducted into Israeli custody following a violent military ambush on the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters.

Published May 21, 2026



Death at hands of security guards sparks fury, racism debate

yvesdeath.jpg A man has died in Dublin after being restrained by multiple security guards in a city-centre incident that has triggered anger and vigils in the week of a closely watched by-election in the city and recalled the ‘black lives matter’ campaign in the USA.

Published May 21, 2026



‘Celtic Alliance’ becoming a reality

celticwin.jpg A new constitutional alignment is consolidating across Scotland, Wales and the north of Ireland after a wave of election results that has now placed parties in favour of self-determination parties at the head of all three devolved administrations for the first time.

Published May 21, 2026



A new Celtic Dawn

plaidvictory.jpg England’s grip on its neighbours has been shaken by seismic election results that have redrawn the political map and breathed new life into the cause of national freedom across both Britain and Ireland.

Published May 13, 2026



Sheerin internment highlighted by vindictive MI5 action

niallsheerin.jpg The British state has once again been accused of cruelty and political repression in its treatment of Irish republican prisoners after prisoner Niall Sheerin remained incarcerated despite being eligible for release while grieving the death of his father.

Published May 13, 2026



The Union is cracking at the seams

oneill1200.jpg The North's First Minister, Michelle O’Neill, writes that Westminster politics continues to lurch further to the right, and that offers little for Scotland, Wales or Ireland.

Published May 13, 2026



Poll increases pressure for action on unity vote

uiineupoll.jpg New polling across the island has reinforced calls for movement on Irish reunification after a survey confirmed cross-border support for Irish unity and EU membership.

Published May 7, 2026



An all-island Presidential election for the first time

gemmabrolly1200.jpg A Bill from Aontú to give presidential voting rights to Irish citizens in the north of Ireland passed its second stage this week, but it still under threat from the coalition government.

Published May 7, 2026



What is the use of going back into Stormont?

borderpollposter.jpg What is the point of the Stormont assembly except to perpetuate partition, which is the cause of the problem?

Published May 7, 2026



Sands statue ‘not going anywhere’

sandsstatue.jpg Attempts to remove the Bobby Sands statue in Twinbrook have exposed a double standard over planning rules in Belfast, where republican memorials are challenged while a much wider landscape of loyalist and unionist structures has long been tolerated.

Published April 30, 2026



Sinn Féin Ard Fheis 2026

sfaf2026.jpg Sinn Féin’s annual Ard Fheis took place last weekend at Belfast’s Waterfront Hall, where party leaders outlined priorities on affordability, housing, Stormont reform, and Irish unity.

Published April 30, 2026



Séamus McElwain remembered

seamusmcelwain1200.jpg Several hundred people turned out at a Sinn Féin event in Scotstown in County Monaghan last Sunday to mark the 40th anniversary of the death of IRA legend, Óglach Séamus McElwain.

Published April 30, 2026



It’s time for Sinn Féin to give up on the Belfast Assembly

stormont1200.jpg What is the use of going back into the Stormont arrangements again in 2027 when they don’t deliver on anything?

Published April 30, 2026



Parties aligned in bid to end London rule

johnswinney.jpg The head of the Scottish government, John Swinney, has openly indicated a willingness to work alongside Sinn Féin in what he described as an effort “to change the dynamics of the United Kingdom”.

Published April 23, 2026



Coalition in crisis

fuelprotestdublin.jpg The Dublin government has survived a motion of confidence in the Dublin parliament following a week of nationwide fuel protests, but the political fallout has intensified, exposing deep divisions within the coalition and mounting pressure inside Fianna Fáil.

Published April 16, 2026


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