Irish Republican News: Archives

Across Dublin and beyond, the week has seen two very different visions of Ireland collide: one rooted in community, solidarity and public need; the other in property, profit and power.

Echoes of Irish hunger strike reached California prisons

The enduring legacy of the 1981 Irish republican hunger strike has once again been highlighted, with a former California prisoner revealing how the courage and determination of the H-Block hunger strikers inspired a major prison protest against injustice in the United States.

‘The Light of a New Republic’

Republican groups have been holding their annual commemorations at Bodenstown graveyard, County Kildare, to honour the founder of the United Irishmen, Wolfe Tone. The following is Mary Lou McDonald’s address to Sinn Féin’s commemoration.

Self-styled Irish ‘patriots’ should examine their ‘allies’

As a number of so-called Irish patriots openly attempt to join forces with far-right unionist mobs in Belfast and other parts of the British occupied Six Counties, along with the extreme right in Britain itself, they should take some time to reflect on the links of these anti-Irish forces.

A Tribute to IRA Vol. Martin Dougan

It’s hard at times like this to put words together for a man who was my big brother in all but name. He was my uncle, but most of all he was my comrade.

The far right is spreading their poison

It is so depressing to see burning barricades and to know that non-white people are in fear for their lives because casually racist characters online and in the real world are frothing at the mouth to spread their hate.

A summer for positive change?

There are hopes that events in the north of Ireland may be bearing witness to a transformation in which nationalism advances in confidence and influence, while unionism becomes diminished by scandal, division and decline.

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.

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.

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.

Larry Marley

Larry Marley was an IRA Volunteer whose life and death stand as a stark testament to the struggle against British rule in the north of Ireland.

Republican Movement will ‘stand to’

An Easter Statement issued in the name of the leadership of the Republican Movement (Republican Sinn Féin).

Easter commemorations 2026

A list of Easter commemorations taking place across the country this weekend, collated by Republican Memorial Tributes 32.

100 years of the Easter Lily

The Easter Lily turns one hundred this year, a symbol born in the crucible of 1916 and sharpened in the struggles that followed. From the very beginning it was never just a flower on a lapel; it was a declaration of allegiance to the Irish Republic, to those who died for it.

The Hillcrest Bar bomb

James Kane still remembers the moment it happened. Fifty years ago, he was about to sit down for dinner when a massive explosion shook the ground. Instantly, he knew: it had to be a bomb.

Clonard Street Martyrs

The Clonard Street Martyrs are remembered in republican history as four young Volunteers of Óglaigh na hÉireann who gave their lives in active service in the heart of their own community, Clonard in West Belfast, on 9 March 1972.

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.

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.

July 9, 2026

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