Efforts by the establishment in Dublin to demonise Sinn Féin have
reached unprecedented levels in the aftermath of their performance in
the 26 County general election, with politicians going so far as to
compare a series of Sinn Féin public meetings to the Nuremburg rallies
of Nazi Germany.
The shambolic attitude of the Dublin
government to the Coronavirus epidemic has been exposed after the first case of the disease
presented itself in Ireland.
A Derry republican is set to sue the PSNI for compensation after the
Court of Appeal agreed that his human rights had been breached by four
years of harassment directed against him.
A County Tyrone man has been jailed over a Provisional IRA action more
than two decades ago. Paul Campbell from Coalisland was sentenced on
Tuesday to seven and a half years in connection with an attack in the
town in 1997.
The daughter of a man killed by the Glenanne Gang has criticised the
leader of the Catholic church in Ireland after he encouraged young
people to consider a career in the PSNI police.
A historical account of an incident in which the RIC opened fire on a crowd of hungry Ennis people as local food produce was being exported by landlords.
Efforts by the right in Ireland to counter and undermine Sinn Féin’s
advance in the recent 26 County general election have reached
extraordinary levels of desperation following an intervention by the
Garda police Commissioner, Drew Harris.
Sinn Féin’s Mary Lou McDonald received the most votes in the Dublin
parliament to become Taoiseach on Thursday, the first time a TD not
supported by either of the two main parties has done so in the history
of the 26 County state.
Attempts are being made to engineer further division among republicans
after bogus claims emerged that the New IRA is planning to attack
members of Sinn Féin.
The police in the 26 Counties considered including the murderous Royal
Ulster Constabulary (RUC) in the force’s museum as part of a
commemoration for the centenary of Ireland’s War of Independence.
Garda police Commissioner Drew Harris has accused Sinn Fein of being
directed by an IRA ‘Army Council’ which he claims continues to exist,
despite the organisation having disbanded its structures 15 years ago.
A sense of crisis has gripped the Irish ruling classes after Sinn Féin nearly tripled its vote in last weekend’s election to Leinster House and took the first steps in the formation of a new government in Dublin.
Republicans have been celebrating a history-making election which saw forty TDs from the tradition sign into Leinster House this week, erasing the concept of the two-party state in the process.
A banner erected on the external fence of the offices of a local newspaper in West Belfast is the latest indication of a deepening rift in republican areas over the status of the PSNI police.
A speech made at a Sinn Féin event in Waterford on Sunday night, when poll-topping candidate David Cullinane TD expressed the delight of many in his party at overcoming a history of demonisation, vilification, and state repression, is published in full below, along with an introduction by his election agent.
Regardless of when or whether Sinn Féin ends up in government, as Tony Blair’s former adviser Jonathan Powell says, the outcome of the election will make demands for movement on Irish unity stronger.
British Direct Ruler Julian Smith has been sacked by Boris Johnson, just over six months since he took up the post. He has been replaced with Brandon Lewis, a former chair of the Conservative Party and most recently, a Security Minister in Johnson’s cabinet.
With the make-up of the Dáilcomplete, Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou
McDonald has said she could well be the next Taoiseach after winning the
popular vote and after electing as many TDs as any other party.
While seats continue to fill in the 26 County general election, the
swing to Sinn Fein has already spawned a struggle to understand the
changed political circumstances in Ireland.
Sinn Féin has heaped on more election success tonight, electing two TDs on the first count in both Donegal and Louth, and also looking highly likely to win two seats in Cavan-Monaghan, and continuing to top polls across the state.
There have been scenes of jubilation in count centres across Ireland as
a number of poll-topping Sinn Fein candiates have been decalred elected
on the first count.
In a complete upending of the political establishment in the 26 Counties, Sinn Féin is being confirmed as the most popular party following the completion of tallies in yesterday’s general election.
First results from tallies in the 26 County election point to a historic
day for Sinn Féin and Irish politics generally. Sinn Féin look set to
top every poll in Dublin and could see the vast majority of their
candidates win election across the state.
The three main parties in the 26 Counties have polled the same vote
share of just over 22 per cent in today’s general election, according to
an exit poll released as polling closed this evening.
With Sinn Fein topping opinion polls in the 26 Counties for the first
time, an ambush of party leader Mary Lou McDonald by state broadcaster
RTE over a comment by a party colleague 13 years ago has jeopardised
what is still widely expected to be a good election for the party.
Miami Showband survivor Stephen Travers has told the annual Bloody
Sunday march that the victims and their families have always inspired
him to keep up his fight for justice.
Republican legend Francie Brolly has been honoured as a man of integrity
following his sudden death. The 82-year-old died at his family home near
Dungiven, County Derry in the early hours of Thursday. It is believed he
may have suffered a heart attack.
Sinn Féin Stormont minister Conor Murphy has apologised to the family of
murder victim Paul Quinn for comments he made 13 years ago after the
young man’s death.
A statement reportedly made in the name of the Continuity IRA claimed
responsibility for a device found on a lorry trailer in County Armagh
last week. The statement said the device had been timed to coincide with
Britain’s exit from the European Union.
All the declared candidates in Saturday's general election in the 26
Counties. Candidates with an asterisk are outgoing TDs, republican
candidates are in bold.
State-run broadcaster RTÉ has been forced to include Sinn Féin leader
Mary Lou McDonald in a final televised leaders’ election debate as its
historic surge in polls continues.