Irish Republican News: Archives

January 15, 2026

Moves to Welsh independence could hasten end for Union

A new poll published this week shows pro-independence parties in Wales on around 50% of the vote and on course to win a historic majority of seats at the Welsh Assembly election in May.

Family forced out after double sectarian shooting

A mother-of-three has described how her and her mother’s home were shot up just days before Christmas by an anti-Catholic loyalist paramilitary gang.

No second-class victims - Sinn Féin

Sinn Féin has condemned suggestions that the British government could give preferential treatment to its soldiers in the implementation of an agreed legal framework on the legacy of conflict in the north of Ireland.

Three activists end hunger strike; Kneecap battle censorship

After 73 days of a hunger strike, three of the four remaining pro-Palestine prisoners in England have ended their protest, having achieved a major victory in the struggle against the genocidal arms trade, as Israel’s largest weapons manufacturer, lost a £2 billion contract with the British Minister of Defence.

Belated compensation for prison injustice

A man falsely jailed over the 2004 Northern Bank robbery has received a five-figure sum in compensation for the inhumane jail conditions he endured.

Scandal in Dublin over alleged €10m bung for job

The coalition parties in Dublin have circled the wagons after it was reported that disgraced former Minister Paschal Donohoe handed €10 million to the World Bank shortly before quitting government to take up a position with the organisation.

Everyone benefits with Unity

When I was a child at school there was talk about the three Rs. These were reading, writing and arithmetic. Clearly spelling didn’t feature prominently at the time. When I think of Irish Unity, there are three Rs which come to mind. These are renewal, reconciliation, and resilience.

Justice delayed, repression delivered

The ongoing prosecution of Derry Republican Kieran McCool exposes, once again, the British state’s obsession with persecuting Irish Republicans long after any credible justification has evaporated.

January 8, 2026

Ireland ‘must stand up for international law’

Ireland’s military neutrality is under renewed pressure after US President Donald Trump bombed Venezuela and abducted its president, threatened several nations, seized oil tankers and demanded control over the entire western hemisphere.

New IRA issues hardline statement

In a New Year message, the New IRA has urged its volunteers “to continue to train and to do your up-most to target the crown forces when an opportunity presents itself”.

US bid to set up new right-wing political party in Ireland

Former White House strategist Steve Bannon has revealed he has been working hard to set up a new right-wing Irish anti-immigration political party and is seeking an ‘Irish Trump’ to head it up.

Crown Force stalling forces justice campaigner to continue

The campaigning brother of three Catholic men killed by loyalists has threatened to ‘tell all he knows’ unless the PSNI police and British Army provide full disclosure to a court about state collusion in the murders.

Family of victim urge local people for help

The family of a Catholic man killed in County Down 50 years ago have pleaded to anyone with information to come forward.

‘Brits are at it again’ – Kneecap

Irish rappers Kneecap have said that they will “not be silent” ahead of a further legal challenge over a British court’s decision to throw out a ‘terrorism’ case against Mo Chara.

New Year statements 2026

Statements issued in the name of Irish republican groups to mark the arrival of the New Year.

The dirty tactic of internment

The ongoing hunger strikes in English prisons by members of the ‘Filton 24’ have highlighted a dirty repression tactic used by the British state forces – internment by remand. This is one that is well known to Irish Republicans.

January 6, 2026

Happy New Year from Irish Republican News

As we welcome the New Year, we’d like to take a moment to thank you for being a valued part of our community. Your support over the past year has helped us continue to keep people informed about the struggle for Irish freedom, unity, and justice, and progress the updating of our website, with archives dating back to 1995.