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A portrait of Irish President Michael D. Higgins has been removed from a reception room at Belfast City Hall to an unknown location by hardline unionists.

Unionism’s unchanging hate

The annual scourge of sectarian unionist bonfires has once again emerged in the Six Counties, with Ballybeen in east Belfast setting a shocking precedent this year.

Varadkar backs unity forum

Former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said he hopes the current Dublin government takes the decision to establish a forum to lead discussions on unity.

A timely reminder of the Good Friday Agreement

Without a mechanism for a united Ireland, the IRA would not have signed up to the Good Friday Agreement, writes Brian Feeney.

Tributes paid to Fr Patrick Ryan

A legendary priest said to have proclaimed his pride in being at the forefront of the IRA’s armed campaign, including taking part in an attack against British warlord Margaret Thatcher, has died.

Poll positions

Real votes are a more credible guide than opinion polls, writes Kevin Meaghar. However, it’s now becoming clear that whatever metric you present, the prospect of Irish unity is getting closer all the time.

Nationalists doubt Dublin’s commitment to Irish unity

Northern nationalists felt betrayed by Dublin 100 years ago, after the collapse of the Boundary Commission in December 1925. It left the border unchanged despite their hopes that it would make unification inevitable. Many of their descendants still feel that way.

Stunning courtroom victory for Gerry Adams

Despite a court finding that Gerry Adams had been defamed by the BBC in a high-profile television documentary in 2016, the broadcaster’s attacks on Adams and Sinn Féin have not stopped.

Farage seen offering hope to freedom campaigns

The shift of British politics to the right, as represented by the increasing dominance of Nigel Farage’s Reform Part, is being seen as accelerating the causes of Irish unity and Scottish independence.

How do we chart a path to a Border Poll and win it?

We are at the cusp of a great historical inflection point. The opportunity is seized, or it is not, according to author Kevin Meaghar.

Euro poll shows jump in support for Irish Unity

A shock poll has shown that two in three voters in the north of Ireland now support Irish unity within the EU.

Why are loyalist bands funded to insult Catholics?

Bands who play offensive tunes should be penalised by having to pay back grants, writes Brian Feeney.

Bobby Sands remembered with statue

Bobby Sands was hailed as a “beacon of light for freedom loving people” as a statue to the IRA hunger striker was unveiled in his native west Belfast.

Prison nightmare follows criminalisation of commemoration

A Derry republican, Tommy Moore, the latest victim of a campaign to criminalise republican commemorations, is being subjected to abuse at Maghaberry prison, according to the Irish Republican Prisoners Welfare Association.

Óglach Bobby Sands

The address delivered by Pat Sheehan MLA at the unveiling of the statue of 1981 hunger striker Bobby Sands in Twinbrook, Belfast.

Bill to include North in Presidential election

A unionist MP has told Irish citizens in the Six Counties to move south if they want to access the right to vote for an Irish President.

Rising commemorated with defiance and purpose

A “large-scale, anti-Republican operation” was reported as the Crown Forces deployed across Belfast ahead of several Easter commemorations in the city over the weekend.

Easter statements 2025

A collection of orations, addresses and statements issued by republican organisations over the Rising commemorative period.

Chipping away at partition

Carl Duffy, a candidate for Aontú in the last general election in Fermanagh and South Tyrone, lays out a possible ‘inch-by-inch’ approach towards a United Ireland.

White House fallout continues

Sinn Féin’s Michelle O’Neill has said she is proud of the stance she took in staying away from Washington DC last week because of attacks on innocent Palestinians.

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