Irish Republican News: Archives

November 7, 2024

General election set for November 29

The Dublin government is to officially call a general election on Friday as it pushed €400m into bank accounts in a bid to convince voters to ignore deepening crises in housing, inequality, health, child welfare, immigration, political greed and corruption.

Remembrance Day plan adds to republican tensions

Victims of British Army atrocities in Ireland have denounced a decision by Sinn Féin’s First Minister Michelle O’Neill to attend a Remembrance Sunday event in Belfast this weekend.

Loyalist intimidation fails to block Gaelscoil project

Construction work has begun at an east Belfast Irish language school site despite a loyalist campaign of intimidation which has seen hate banners erected.

Government fails to enact Palestine measure

The refusal of the Dublin government to use parliament time offered up by the opposition parties to pass long-delayed legislation on Palestine ahead of the general election has been condemned as “disgraceful”.

Sinn Féin’s HR debacle to face election test

Laois will see a showdown between former Sinn Féin TD, now independent republican Brian Stanley, and the party’s new candidate, Maria McCormack, after a disastrous internal inquiry erupted into the open in the midlands count, just weeks before the 26 County general election.