Irish Republican News

Death of British Army’s massacre general

Mike Jackson, the former head of the British Army and the adjutant of the Parachute Regiment during the Bloody Sunday massacre, has died aged 80.

Disaster for Sinn Féin as TDs quit over disputes

Sinn Féin’s problems in the 26 Counties have exploded ahead of an impending general election, with the departure of two TDs, including the shock resignation of party veteran, Laois/Offaly TD Brian Stanley.

Loyalists ‘adding fuel to the fire’

A former loyalist leader has said unionist paramilitary groups are in the background “waiting on a time they may be called upon” to return to large-scale conflict.

Sinn Féin ‘frank and transparent’ over Senator’s departure

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has denied orchestrating an “elaborate cover-up” after the party failed to divulge the real reason for former Sinn Féin Senator Niall Ó Donnghaile’s sudden resignation from the Seanad last year.

Sectarian hate gets all clear from PSNI

In the wake of a number of incidents of loyalist flute bands and their supporters openly engaging in hate and intimidation, the PSNI have said that anti-Catholic chanting and singing is not illegal in the north of Ireland.

Huge Shannon protest opposes Ireland’s complicity

There were scuffles at a major national protest at Shannon Airport on Saturday as a Garda riot squad confronted a demonstration against the airport’s servicing of NATO warplanes and the illegal transport of munitions to the Middle East and other war zones.

Sun sets on the British empire

Britain is to return its last African colony to Mauritius, ending decades of abuses of the Chagos island and its residents, whom it forcibly expelled from the islands in the 1960s and 1970s.

US govt advisor urges Israel to ‘carpet bomb the Irish’

A top US government advisor has urged Israel to ‘carpet bomb’ and ‘napalm’ Irish peace-keeper troops who failed to comply with Israel’s demand to withdraw from positions in south Lebanon.

Sinn Féin to undergo ‘complete overhaul’

Sinn Féin Leader Mary Lou McDonald has said she has ordered “a complete overhaul of governance procedures” for the party after it provided references for former party press officer Michael McMonagle, who has admitted a number of child sex offences.

Report spurs effort to oust foreign agents from parliament

Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín has called on all political parties and independents to audit TDs and Senators to ensure they are under “no undue influence” after reports that a member of the Dublin parliament is secretly working on behalf of the Russian government.