Irish Republican News: Archives

November 25, 2022

British soldier found guilty of manslaughter

A guilty verdict in a case against the British soldier who killed Tyrone man Aidan McAnespie in 1988 is of “exceptional poignancy” for his family, according to justice campaigners.

November 24, 2022

Scotland denied freedom vote

A judgement by the Supreme Court in London that a Scottish independence referendum cannot be held without the backing of the Westminster parliament has made clear that the ‘United Kingdom’ is a union that exists by force, not by democracy.

Armed action challenges narrative

British forces may have believed their own propaganda in regard to the status of IRA breakaway groups to judge by their shocked response to an attack on a PSNI patrol in Tyrone last Thursday night, November 17.

Collusion fears following arms finds

Two former British soldiers are among a group of loyalists who have appeared in court on weapons charges linked to the unionist paramilitary UVF.

Loyalists mount Belfast ‘culture war’

An advertising hoarding for Irish language channel TG4 has been defaced with sectarian death threats in north Belfast.

Protests over ‘callous’ legacy legislation

‘Bin the Legacy Bill’ protests have been taking place in Derry, Belfast and London as a bid to end conflict-related prosecutions and investigations takes place at the Westminster parliament.

US political leaders maintain support for Ireland

US political leaders continue to show strong support for the Irish cause despite a change in the balance of power following mid-term elections there.

Brutal State executions remembered

The centenary of the execution of four young rebels by the Irish Free State has been marked in Kilmainham Jail.

Reform of GFA would shift goalposts

Sinn Féin’s First Minister-designate Michelle O’Neill argues that there should be no fundamental change to the Good Friday Agreement without the consent of the people.

November 16, 2022

Britain’s dirtiest secret

The son of an IRA Volunteer shot dead in the first of a series of planned British ambushes forty years ago has said he will never give up his fight for the truth.

Strip searches rise as authorities fail to use scanners

More than one hundred forced strip searches have been carried out against Republican prisoners in the past two weeks, despite new scanners that make the infamous procedure redundant.

‘Big Brother’ bid to control movements across border

Many crossing the border from the south into the north of Ireland may soon be required to submit biometric facial and fingerprint data to the British government.

Poppy Day parade held by UDA killer unit

An event organised by a sectarian and criminal murder gang to mark Remembrance Sunday has been condemned by its victims.

New pressure to move beyond Brexit deadlock

People in the north of Ireland overwhelmingly believe Dublin should have a role in governing the region should unionists continue to block the return of power-sharing, a new poll has shown.

Further protests over cost of living

Protestors at more than twenty regional events have called on the Dublin government to tackle economic injustice and provide more help to people struggling with soaring bills.

DUP failing to see the danger ahead

It’s surprising that there’s any surprise about support for increased Irish government involvement in the north in the absence of a devolved administration here as evidenced in the latest LucidTalk poll.

The kite that couldn’t fly

Unionist politicians, I sometimes think, compete with each as to how they can make the rest of us gape, open-mouthed in wonder.

November 10, 2022

New decade, same old British approach

The British government has ripped up a requirement for holding an election in the ‘New Decade, New Approach’ Stormont talks deal.

Anger as children targeted for UVF bonfire ‘education’

A ‘charity’ linked to loyalist murder gangs is incredibly attempting to win support for sectarian bonfires in schools in the North of Ireland.

RAF activity raises tensions

A training mission conducted by Britain’s Royal Air Force has drawn attention to the continuing and unwelcome presence of the British military garrison in Ireland.

Aggressive raid on home of very elderly woman

A heavy-handed raid by the British Crown Forces has taken place on the home of a vulnerable 80-year-old woman in Portadown. The victim, a lifelong Republican, has never previously been arrested or imprisoned, leading to claims that the raid was an act of collective punishment against the local nationalist community.