Irish Republican News: Archives

February 26, 2026

UDA, UVF ‘not going anywhere’

Loyalist murder gangs have threatened the republican and nationalist community in County Down following a declaration by prominent loyalist Jamie Bryson that the UVF and UDA “aren’t going anywhere”.

Conviction overturned for RUC torture victim

More than half a century after his conviction, a County Antrim man who was tortured into making false admissions about explosives is to have those convictions quashed.

Huge British spying operation against journalist and family

For over eight years, one of Ireland’s most prominent journalists and his family were subjected to British state surveillance, a tribunal has revealed.

Martin an obstacle to Irish unity - Sinn Féin

Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin has come under sustained criticism after dismissing growing calls for Irish unity.

Ukraine conflict used as cover for ending Irish neutrality

Fianna Fáil is continuing to steer Ireland away from its long-standing policy of military neutrality, moving the country closer to direct involvement in international conflict within an EU project aimed at countering Russia.

New study revises history of the Irish Tricolour

Author and historian John Crotty suggests new origins for the Irish Tricolour and other symbols of Irish identity. His findings revise its origin earlier to 1830 and highlights the role of a forgotten female patriot.

‘You didn’t grow up with bombs’

An opinion piece by Belfast Republican Séamus Mac Shíomóin on the struggles being faced by a new generation.

How Britain’s bid to criminalise the IRA backfired spectacularly

It is 50 years since Special Category Status was abolished for political prisoners in the north of Ireland. An analysis by Brian Feeney.

February 19, 2026

‘Show Israel the Red Card’

There is intense opposition to plans for Ireland to play Israel in the Nations League European international soccer competition.

Sinn Féin to skip White House event

Sinn Féin has again decided to stay away from the St Patrick’s Day celebrations at the White House, extending a stance it first adopted last year.

Pressure grows to end internment after charges dropped

Crown prosecutors have dropped all charges against a County Tyrone man who had spent 16 months on remand facing IRA-related allegations.

Legal challenge to ‘reasonable’ SAS shoot-to-kill verdict

Documents disclosed during the inquest into the killing of IRA Volunteer Francis Bradley forty years ago this week have shed further light on the level of intelligence available to the Crown Forces in the period surrounding his death.

Unionism polarised by new political direction

A former unionist councillor and former PSNI policewoman has said she believes Irish unity is inevitable and has rejected a recent revival of ‘not an inch’ intransigence by her former colleagues in the Ulster Unionist Party.

Sectarian policing looks set to continue

A new interest by the PSNI in targeting public displays by armed groups is being seen as a threat after it emerged that republicans have faced eight times more prosecutions than loyalists under the relevant legislation over the past decade.

The age of hyper-imperialism

Sinn Féin’s Chris Hazzard MP addressed the closing rally at a conference on Latin America in London earlier this month. The following is his speech in full.

Unanswered questions on collusion

An extract from a speech made in the Dublin parliament by Richard Boyd Barrett of People before Profit during a debate on the report of the Kenova and Denton police investigations into British state collusion.

February 12, 2026

Remembering a hero

Vol. Frank Stagg’s death by hunger strike in protest at criminalisation took place 50 years ago today. A native of Mayo, he died at the age of 34 in Wakefield Prison in England on 12 February 1976 after 62 days on hunger strike. Commemorations to mark his sacrifice will take place in Mayo next weekend.

PSNI suppressing political expression

Attempts by republican activists in Belfast to highlight ongoing state oppression in the occupied Six Counties have been met with further PSNI disruption and intimidation.

More delays and obstructions on legacy

The widow of Belfast defence lawyer Pat Finucane has voiced frustration at the slow progress towards a long-promised public inquiry into his killing by the British state.

New draconian law blocks prison release

A new criminalisation policy means that republican prisoners now have no realistic timeframe for release, the Irish Republican Prisoners Welfare Association (IRPWA) has said, following a refusal by prison authorities to release Derry man Niall Sheerin.

Hate continues for Bloody Sunday families

The brother of a Bloody Sunday victim received a “disgusting” letter just before meeting President Catherine Connolly of Ireland this week.

MP’s venomous attack on new Irish President

President Catherine Connolly’s first visit to the north of Ireland was marred by an abusive attack from a hardline unionist MP who told her “you’re in our country”.

Not the voice of Gerry Adams

Speaking at the launch of a new stage show, former Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams has reflected on the effects of the notorious British broadcast ban that stopped his own voice being aired and meant it had to be replaced by actors instead.

Frank Stagg

Frank Stagg, who died on hunger strike fifty years ago, had three funerals and two burials. One funeral had no body and one burial was done in darkness. His life is commemorated on three headstones in Leigue Cemetery, Ballina, County Mayo.

February 5, 2026

A tsunami of sleaze

A giant scandal over revelations in documents linked to child sex abuse ringleader Jeffrey Epstein is threatening to topple British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and has raised very serious questions in Ireland, particularly around many of those who were heavily involved in the Irish peace process.

Bloody Sunday rally told of the global fight for truth

The fight for the truth of Bloody Sunday is the fight for the truth for the rest of the world, civil rights veteran Bernadette McAliskey has told those gathered following the annual Bloody Sunday March for Justice.

PSNI harass another republican commemoration

The Irish Republican Socialist Party has condemned the “disgraceful” and “blatant” harassment of their commemoration for Gino Gallagher, former chief of staff of the INLA, who was assassinated 30 years this week.

Calls for fairness ‘across the board’ in legacy cases

Addressing a large crowd on Thursday evening who had come together to honour six men gunned down by British state forces 53 years ago this week, Sinn Féin MP John Finucane demanded that the British government finally allow an inquest into their deaths.