Irish Republican News: Archives

November 26, 2025

Britain set to admit guilt for ISU killings

The British government is to open talks on compensation for the families of those murdered and maimed by British double agents operating with the Provisional IRA’s ‘Internal Security Unit’ (ISU), according to a report this week.

PSNI block Reavey case - again

A civil case linked to the murder of three County Armagh brothers has been postponed after the PSNI police and British Ministry of Defence (MoD) once again failed to provide key documents to the court.

Westminster hears the facts about ‘Soldier F’

SDLP MP Colum Eastwood last week reminded the British House of Commons of the findings of the Bloody Sunday Inquiry and the actions of a British soldier recently found not guilty for his role in the infamous massacre, in which 14 civilians were killed.

Charging pensioner is delaying tactic - Saoradh

A 73-year-old Republican activist has become the latest to be charged in connection with the shooting of a member of the Crown Forces almost three years ago.

‘IRA lawyers’ libel proves costly

Two lawyers were awarded more than €400,000 each after a jury in Dublin found they were defamed in a press release issued on behalf of controversial billionaire Denis O’Brien.

Margaretta D’Arcy and Geraldine Taylor mourned

Republicans have been paying tributes following the passing of two activists who fought to change Ireland for the better.

Hosting Séamus Kearney

Sometimes, some things - events, people, places, whatever it may be - they move you, and to not write about them afterwards is simply not an option.

Win, win for unionist paramilitary crime

While a harsh budget is to be imposed on the north of Ireland by the Labour government in London, it has emerged the murderous South East Antrim UDA is to get grant aid worth over a million pounds.

November 20, 2025

Payout after sick PSNI abuse of body parts

The widow of a Catholic man murdered by unionist paramilitaries 38 years ago is set to receive a five-figure sum in damages over the police retaining his skull and other parts of his body.

‘Psy-op’ warning over hijack of Irish Citizen Army

A fake ‘Irish Citizen Army’ has been promoted online on the anniversary of the foundation of the organisation, which famously took part in the 1916 Rising under the leadership of republican socialist martyr James Connolly.

Irish Unity preparations despite signs of British bad faith

The European Parliament has been urged to include northern representatives in preparation for Irish unity after a Sinn Féin MEP said her party believes the conditions set out in the Good Friday Agreement for a referendum on Irish reunification have been met.

‘Stop doing harm to Palestinians’

Efforts are continuing in Ireland in an effort to force the Dublin government to do more to end Israel’s genocide of Palestinians and halt the ethnic cleansing and colonisation of the Gaza Strip.

Provocative commemoration for British soldier

An event in memory of a British soldier has been organised close to where victims of a British Army ambush are buried in County Tyrone.

UVF gun attack in east Belfast feud

A unionist paramilitary gunman shot up the home of an innocent woman in east Belfast last Thursday night.

Irish Republican Prisoners List 2025

A current listing of Irish republican prisoners for December 2025, with addresses for sending Christmas greetings.

The forced hunger trek to Canada

Bonfires were lit in the west of Ireland in celebration after Anglo-Irish landlord Major Denis Mahon was shot dead as he drove his carriage through his estate in County Roscommon, 178 years go this month. A history of a pivotal episode in the Great Hunger.

November 13, 2025

Building a republic ‘worthy of the name’

Newly elected President Catherine Connolly has delivered an inspiring, progressive and proudly Irish speech at her inauguration ceremony at Dublin Castle.

Benn’s denialism condemned

There has been an angry response among nationalists to British efforts to dismiss the prospect of Irish reunification through a border poll.

Poppy fascists target Irish sportswomen

Irish sports figures have again come under attack in Britain for failing to wear a poppy in honour of British soldiers who died in conflicts around the world, including in Ireland.

PSNI weaponry ‘missing’

Enough ammunition to restart the conflict in the north of Ireland has “disappeared” from a PSNI police training centre in Antrim, according to a Crown Force statement.

Loyalist intimidation in Glengormley

Loyalists have again targeted members of the cross-community Alliance Party after it was condemned by hardline unionists over its approach to power-sharing and local government in the north of Ireland.

British military on the prowl

The Republican Network for Unity has strongly condemned the activity of British soldiers in the north Armagh area.

Inaugural Speech of President Catherine Connolly

The speech delivered by President Connolly at Dublin Castle on Tuesday.

Are unionists just repeating their mistakes?

All the anniversary reflections on the massive upheavals linked to the unveiling of the Anglo-Irish Agreement (AIA), 40 years ago next week, may draw at least some comparisons with the increasing tensions at Stormont today.

November 9, 2025

The Un-Poppy Appeal 2025

For a brief period, Irish Republican News is offering a special badge to donors as an alternative to the current promotion of a pro-British Army agenda.

November 6, 2025

‘Toxic’ unionism driving support for unity

A new belligerence by the Democratic Unionist Party has triggered a fresh crisis for the Stormont Assembly and renewed the focus on the need to advance the process of Irish reunification.

Further insult as ‘Soldier F’ defence costs revealed

More than £4.6m was spent by the British government on the defence of a former British soldier facing prosecution for the murder of two people and injuring another five on Bloody Sunday, it has emerged.

Govts playing politics with racial tensions

A campaign of anti-immigrant violence in both parts of Ireland is being fuelled by government incompetence and inaction.

Beattie killing linked to Glenanne Gang

Members of the Crown Forces and unionist paramilitaries have protected the killer of Portadown teenager Marian Beattie, her family have said.

Hidden hand seen behind online censorship

The 32 County Sovereignty Movement has reported online censorship at the hands of Meta, the trillion‑dollar US corporation which owns Facebook.

105th anniversary of Kevin Barry

Events have been taking place in Rathvilly, County Carlow to mark the 105th anniversary of the execution of martyr Kevin Barry by British forces

The drive-by murder of Eileen Quinn

Eileen Quinn was a 24-year-old mother of three young children from County Galway. On All Saints’ Day 1920 she was shot dead outside her home by the Black and Tans of the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) in one of the most notorious civilian reprisal killings during the Irish War of Independence.

The sham trial of Soldier F

Last week British imperialism in Ireland reared its ugly head once again. This time in the form of a ‘not guilty’ verdict for the British soldier known by the pseudonym “Soldier F”, who escaped any notion of ‘justice’ in a corrupt British judicial system.