Irish Republican News: Archives

May 28, 2026

Existential crisis for Fianna Fáil and Micheál Martin

Two Dáil by-elections have resulted in a collapse in support for Fianna Fáil, raising questions over the future of Taoiseach Micheál Martin and the coalition government he leads with Fine Gael.

British files reveal hidden agenda in shaping Legacy Act

Newly released documents have revealed that the British government secretly assembled a network of senior policing, intelligence and state officials to shape the notorious Legacy Act, legislation designed to shut down investigations into war crimes and other killings carried out during the conflict in the North.

New book renews focus on Seán Brown murder case

The long-running campaign for truth and justice in the case of murdered GAA official Seán Brown has intensified again with the publication of a new book and renewed allegations that the killing was bound up with state collusion, intelligence handling and a decades-long cover-up by British security agencies.

Activist assaulted by PSNI after speaking Irish

Republican Sinn Féin has condemned the physical assault suffered by a local Irish language activist in Derry at the hands of the PSNI earlier this month.

Dublin paint factory worker ‘suspended over Easter Lily’

A worker at a Dublin paints factory has been suspended after refusing to remove an Easter Lily, according to Éirígí, which has condemned it as political intimidation in the workplace and hostility towards remembrance.

Sinn Féin criticises delay over renaming Dublin streets

Sinn Féin has accused government “dithering” of blocking Dublin City Council from renaming streets to honour Irish republican figures such as James Connolly.

Eddie Fullerton remembered

A minute’s silence was held in the Donegal County Council chamber in Lifford on Monday in tribute to the late Councillor Eddie Fullerton.

Working towards a reawakening

The 45th anniversary of the late IRA Volunteer George McBrearty took place in Creggan at the weekend. Wreaths were laid by members of George’s family at the commemoration in Creggan on Sunday. We publish the main oration, which was delivered by former PoW John Crawley.

May 21, 2026

Outrage as video shows Israeli Forces abusing Irish activists

Thirteen Irish citizens are among hundreds of international humanitarian activists who were abducted into Israeli custody following a violent military ambush on the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters.

Death at hands of security guards sparks fury, racism debate

A man has died in Dublin after being restrained by multiple security guards in a city-centre incident that has triggered anger and vigils in the week of a closely watched by-election in the city and recalled the ‘black lives matter’ campaign in the USA.

‘Celtic Alliance’ becoming a reality

A new constitutional alignment is consolidating across Scotland, Wales and the north of Ireland after a wave of election results that has now placed parties in favour of self-determination parties at the head of all three devolved administrations for the first time.

Free Derry wall attacked

Loyalist vandalism of Free Derry Corner has sparked outrage after graffiti mocking the victims of Bloody Sunday was daubed on the historic Bogside landmark in the early hours of Friday morning.

Anniversary of collusion gang killings in Armagh

Families of four men killed in an attack by unionist paramilitaries and members of the British Crown forces have marked the 50th anniversary of the killings in Charlemont, County Armagh.

Royal photo-ops prove divisive

The recent visit to Belfast of England’s King Charles and Queen Camilla has sparked different views on British power and reconciliation in Ireland, with republican groups and Sinn Féin interpreting the events in very different ways.

45th anniversary of Raymond McCreesh

Last Sunday, the 1916 Societies commemorated Hunger Striker Óglach Raymond McCreesh in Camlough, South Armagh, on the anniversary of his death. Tommy McKearney gave the main oration.

Craigavon 2 appeal

The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) is still reviewing the case of the Craigavon 2 as a potential miscarriage of justice. An appeal written nine years ago by John-Paul Wootton, wrongly jailed for a CIRA action since the age of 17, which has been re-released by campaigners.

May 13, 2026

A new Celtic Dawn

England’s grip on its neighbours has been shaken by seismic election results that have redrawn the political map and breathed new life into the cause of national freedom across both Britain and Ireland.

‘Blind sectarianism’ fuelling tensions

Increasing levels of sectarianism and intimidation are being directed against the Irish identity in the north of Ireland.

Sheerin internment highlighted by vindictive MI5 action

The British state has once again been accused of cruelty and political repression in its treatment of Irish republican prisoners after prisoner Niall Sheerin remained incarcerated despite being eligible for release while grieving the death of his father.

Families of IRA Volunteers killed by SAS win settlement

The families of two IRA Volunteers shot dead by the SAS in County Tyrone almost 43 years ago have finally secured settlements in their legal actions against the British Ministry of Defence and the PSNI, following a four-decades-long battle for truth and accountability.

Calls for return of Irish cultural treasures

Fresh calls for the repatriation of Irish cultural treasures taken during centuries of colonial rule were made in the Dublin parliament this week, as Culture Minister Patrick O’Donovan admitted that museums across Europe continue to hold plunder stolen from Ireland and other former colonies.

Volunteers remembered

Republicans across Ireland gathered this week to honour their dead and defend the legacy of those who gave their lives in the struggle, amid renewed controversy over provocative loyalist attempts to hurt the families of those who died.

Seán McCaughey

Seán McCaughey stands among the most tragic and enduring figures of the Irish republican struggle of the 1940s. He died on hunger strike, 80 years ago this week.

The Union is cracking at the seams

The North's First Minister, Michelle O’Neill, writes that Westminster politics continues to lurch further to the right, and that offers little for Scotland, Wales or Ireland.

May 7, 2026

Truth at last for Springhill/Westrock families

The truth of what happened in west Belfast in July 1972 has been formally acknowledged, as the Springhill/Westrock inquest delivered a damning verdict on the actions of the British Army, concluding that soldiers “lost control” when they opened fire on civilians.

Poll increases pressure for action on unity vote

New polling across the island has reinforced calls for movement on Irish reunification after a survey confirmed cross-border support for Irish unity and EU membership.

Defiance as republicans mark 45th anniversary of Bobby Sands

A Bobby Sands statue in Twinbrook in west Belfast is “going nowhere, not now and not ever”, Sinn Féin Assembly member Danny Baker has said, as republicans across Ireland marked the 45th anniversary of the hunger striker’s death with large and determined commemorations.