Irish Republican News: Archives

August 27, 2026

Solidarity with the Garvaghy Road

The Garvaghy Road community has been assured that a court ruling quashing this year’s Parades Commission determination does not mean the Orange Order will be able to hold their infamously incendiary Drumcree parade through the nationalist area of Portadown.

PSNI links to paramilitaries exposed

Continuing levels of collusion between British Crown Forces and unionist paramilitaries has been laid bare by a new report into last year’s racist riots in Ballymena.

Bryant seeks to explain away flawed Legacy bill

Families bereaved during the conflict have rejected British Direct Ruler Chris Bryant’s claim that some people have “misunderstood” the purpose of the British government’s Bill on the legacy of the conflict.

Ireland urged to block Israel’s genocide bonds

Pressure is growing in Ireland for the Dublin government to stop facilitating the genocide in Palestine and Lebanon, after Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir called for Israeli forces to kill 30 to 40 Palestinians in Gaza every night, including people not considered threats, saying some “are not worthy of life”.

Saoradh plans south Armagh hunger strike commemoration

Hardline republican group Saoradh is planning to hold a hunger strike commemoration in Sinn Féin’s traditional south Armagh heartland.

Northern ferry routes escape new rules

A change of rules for ferry passengers crossing the Irish Sea should apply to the entire island, Sinn Féin has said.

Holy Cross terror recalled

Twenty-five years ago, Catholic schoolgirls in north Belfast were forced to run a gauntlet of unionist hate on their way to Holy Cross Girls’ Primary School.

Napper Tandy

Remembering leading United Irishman James Napper Tandy who died on the 24th August 1803 whilst in exile in France.

August 20, 2026

Martin struggling to cope with Irish unity pressure

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has admitted that he is ‘going bananas’ over the growing demand for an all-island vote on Irish reunification.

Raid on Derry bonfire sparks disorder and political backlash

An early morning raid last week by Stormont departments and the PSNI to seize pallets from a planned nationalist bonfire in Derry backfired spectacularly, triggering disorder, road blockades and a new bonfire on a major route through the Bogside.

Unionism in disarray

Former DUP minister Jim Wells has blasted his old party as “rotten to the core” amid a continuing raft of scandals to hit the party, most recently the charging of a sitting DUP MP with the common assault of a woman.

Sinn Féin denies role in defacing Brendan Hughes mural

Sinn Féin has denied allegations that party members were responsible for painting over a mural dedicated to former leading IRA Volunteer Brendan ‘The Dark’ Hughes in west Belfast.

Claims of New IRA violence exposed as racist clickbait

Reports in the right-wing media that the New IRA intend to launch attacks against migrants is just the latest example of breakaway IRA groups being used as clickbait to advance a racist, anti-Islamic agenda.

Project opposition linked to legacy of land seizures

The stance of powerful landowners in the north of Ireland and its origins in the 17th century settler-colonisation of the island have come into focus this week.

Malachy Watters remembered

Sinn Féin held a commemoration earlier this month to remember the life of IRA Volunteer Malachy Watters and commemorate his sacrifice on his 30th anniversary.

Seán Russell

A history in memory of IRA Chief of Staff, Seán Russell, who died 86 years ago this week.

August 13, 2026

Historic festival can mark a turning point

Sectarianism and division were forced to take a back seat last week as the Irish people, collectively and united, seized back the city of Belfast through song, dance and fun.

Double standards disgrace

The sectarian administration of the Six County statelet has been exposed by another example of its transparent hypocrisy.

No justice in death of killer soldier

A former undercover British soldier accused of murdering a west Belfast man more than 50 years ago has died before he could face trial, leaving the family of Patrick McVeigh once again without the justice they have sought for decades.

Stormont stalemate forcing pressure for change

Demands are growing on Sinn Féin to withdraw from the north’s political institutions if the criteria for a border poll on Irish reunification are not published soon.

Warning over Special Branch stitch-up of policing

Former Police Ombudsman Nuala O’Loan has spoken out about her concerns about the independence of a supposed policing watchdog as well as the handling of legacy investigations.

Family renew appeal for information on sectarian murder

The parents of Catholic teenager John Molloy have renewed their appeal for information about his murder, warning that the 18-year-old has become a “forgotten statistic” thirty years after he was stabbed to death in an apparently random sectarian attack.