Irish Republican News: Archives

October 28, 2017

Saoradh leaders held in raids

Saoradh has protested against the detention of its chairperson, national organiser and two Belfast activists, after they were seized in early morning raids on Thursday.

Unionists struggling with equality - Adams

Gerry Adams has said efforts to rescue the political institutions in the north of Ireland are struggling because unionist leaders have not adapted to a rights-based society.

High Court recognises torture of Hooded Men

In a significant legal development, a High Court judge has admitted that a group of 14 Irish nationalist internees were tortured by British state forces in 1971.

Judge’s concern over ‘inhuman’ strip searches

A judge in Dublin has warned that a republican facing extradition to British jurisdiction could be subjected to inhuman and degrading conditions in Maghaberry Prison.

Campbell extradition hearing proceeds; Corry returns home

An Irishman facing prosecution for alleged IRA actions and gunrunning should not be surrendered to Lithuania because of concerns over whether he would receive a fair trial, the High Court has heard.

Dublin refuses to recognise Catalonia’s independence

The 26 County state has said it will not recognise Catalonia’s declaration of independence from Spain, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs in Dublin.

Why we need to support Catalonia

During the years of Franco’s dictatorship, Catalonia was one of Spain’s strongholds of resistance, and the Catalan people suffered enormously for it.

Leo Varadkar needs to start acting like Taoiseach

Given the present animosity between Varadkar's government and Sinn Fein it seems inconceivable that they could meet and hammer out a common Irish policy for the north.

October 27, 2017

Catalonia declares independence

Catalonia has declared independence from Spain, ahead of an expected attempt by Madrid to invalidate its autonomous powers.

October 21, 2017

Britain ready for border conflict

The British government has said it is ready to send British soldiers into Irish border areas if Britain leaves the EU without a Brexit deal.

Varadkar casts doubt on unity clause in peace deal

Fine Gael leader and 26 County Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has suggested the north of Ireland should remain under British rule in the short term, even if there a majority in favour of unification with the south.

Spain interns Catalan leaders as crisis deepens

Leaders of two of the main pro-independence organisations in Catalonia have been sent to prison without bail on charges of “sedition” by the Spanish government as fears grow that Madrid is on a course to ignite civil war.

Documentary exposes Loughinisland cover-up

One of loyalism’s most notorious mass murderers has been protected by the British state, according to a new documentary, as the former British soldier was named for the first time.

PSNI double standards on display

The PSNI police has insisted that unionist paramilitary flags are “historic” and break no laws -- but that a sign reading “F**k the DUP” constitutes a hate crime.

Banks stole half a billion from mortgage customers

New investigations into the criminal actions of Irish bankers during the financial crisis have revealed that some of their customers committed suicide after being swindled out of their homes in a mortgage fraud.

Sheena Campbell and a hurricane of pain

Twenty-five years ago, Sheena Campbell, then a 29-year-old law student at Queen’s University, was shot dead by a UVF gang.

Unionist presence must be accommodated

Nationalists must begin any discussion about the future possibility of reunification from a position of respect for unionist fears about the future in a reunified Ireland.

October 20, 2017

Irishman freed by Egypt

An Irish political prisoner of the Egyptian government, Ibrahim Halawa, has been released following an internment of more than four years.

October 16, 2017

Historic storm batters Ireland

A woman in her 20s has been killed by a falling tree as hurricane force winds began hitting every county today in the worst storm Ireland has seen in fifty years.

October 14, 2017

UVF case abandoned

Another loyalist ‘supergrass’ case has collapsed with the news that not one of the loyalists or Special Branch police named in court by informer Gary Haggarty will face prosecution.

How the DUP bought UDA votes

New details of a corruption scandal have undermined efforts to restore the Stormont Assembly in Belfast, despite reports of progress in negotiations.

Judge ignored ‘not guilty’ statement

A republican jailed on IRA charges has launched a bid to overturn her conviction.

PSNI withhold report on Special Branch reform

The PSNI police in the north of Ireland has refused to release a report on policing reform in the 1970s written by a British intelligence officer with openly racist views.

Independence on hold for Catalonia

Members of the Catalan parliament have signed a declaration of independence from Spain but have agreed to suspend its implementation pending talks with the Madrid government.

‘Bonkers’ budget a media exercise

The Dublin government has set aside five million euro for a new public relations department but said it has no funds to pay thousands of pensions blocked by a rule described by the Minister for Finance himself as ‘bonkers and unbelievable’.

Stop political extradition

An open letter to the Irish people from Portlaoise jail by republican political prisoner DD McLaughlin.

The United Irishmen

The Society of United Irishmen, founded in 1791, embraced Catholics, Protestants and Dissenters in its aim to remove English control from Irish affairs.

October 7, 2017

‘Long live Catalonia’

Irish nationalists have united in solidarity with Catalonia and in condemnation of the attempted suppression of this week’s independence poll.

Sinn Fein facing potential split

Sinn Fein could be facing a damaging split over its internal party management, according to reports. A number of rows and expulsions in recent months has seen some members already link up in a potential new national structure.

Hamilton admits UVF behind shared-space intimidation

The PSNI has been forced to admit unionist paramilitaries were behind threats which caused four Catholic families to flee their south Belfast homes.

Stormont talks approach ‘decision time’

With only weeks left until a British-imposed deadline for a deal on power-sharing talks, Sinn Fein’s Michelle O’Neill and the DUP leader Arlene Foster have clashed in an unusual public event.

Protests over PSNI harassment

A republican protest is set to take place against the PSNI after dozens of incidents of harassment in recent weeks.

Legal action over Ireland’s unwanted billions

The Dublin government is being taken to the European Court of Justice over its refusal to collect 13 billion euro in taxes from US tech giant Apple.

Votarem - We will vote

The response of the people of Catalonia to the violence of the Spanish state was astonishing and I want to commend their bravery.

Mind what you say

Say you don’t consider this part of Ireland British and you’re likely to provoke anger from unionist politicians.

October 1, 2017

Independence voters attacked by Spanish riot police

Scores of polling station workers and voters alike have been injured in Catalonia as an official referendum on independence today was violently suppressed by the Spanish authorities in Madrid.