Irish Republican News

Hurling spectacle boosts GAA stadium plan

A campaign for the redevelopment of a disused Gaelic sports venue in Belfast as a major multi-purpose sports stadium has received a boost after a captivating all-Ireland hurling final was broadcast on BBC and around the world last weekend.

Ex-KKK man linked to Irish race tensions

A former senior member of the Ku Klux Klan and convicted neo-Nazi has been working with Irish far-right extremists in support of their anti-immigration activities, according to reports.

More loyalist attacks and intimidation

An upstairs window was smashed by a petrol bomb and fire damage caused to a bedroom as part of a series of loyalist attacks on four homes in Larne, County Antrim.

‘Industrial scale’ spying on journalists revealed

More than 4,000 phone communications between journalists were monitored by the Crown Forces over a three-month period, it has emerged.

Anger as Netanyahu is feted in US

An international wave of anger and revulsion at the reception accorded in the US to indicted war criminal Benjamin Netanhayu has included Ireland, where fresh protests are being organised against the Israeli genocide in Gaza.

New graveyard would have Wolfe Tone ‘spinning’

Local authorities in County Kildare have been criticised for demeaning the memory of Wolfe Tone, widely regarded as the Father of Irish Republicanism, after a proposed new private cemetery began advertising burial plots on a price structure based on the proximity to the historic figure’s grave.

Death threat follows right-wing agitation

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has described a threat on her life as “very shocking and very disturbing”.

Bonfires fuel violence in Belfast

Two nights of rioting have taken place near the site of an ‘Eleventh Night’ bonfire in South Belfast which identified all Catholics as ‘targets’.

Court of Appeal backs Finucane family

After 35 years battling for truth and justice, the family of Pat Finucane have welcomed the rejection by the Court of Appeal of the latest bid by the London government to avoid its legal obligations to holding a public inquiry into the murder of the defence lawyer.

Late parade ruling prevents trouble on Twelfth

The Twelfth passed off relatively peacefully across the North this year, although incidents of sectarian abuse were reported as hundreds of anti-Catholic parades took place to mark the Battle of the Boyne, a 17th century Protestant battle victory.

Anglo-Irish ‘reset’ must include action on Irish unity - report

An all-party parliamentary committee has called for preparations for a united Ireland to begin “immediately”, saying that every Irish government department should examine the implications of constitutional change.

Newry family tormented by PSNI

Saoradh have accused the PSNI of targeting a family in Newry, ransacking their home and carrying out a shocking and sinister raid two days later as they sat in their car.

The boy in the mask

A Derry man who as a schoolboy featured in one of the most iconic images and a famous mural of the struggle, died four years ago today.

Supporting the prisoners

Current female Republican Prisoner, Nuala Perry, on her involvement in supporting Republican Prisoners from a young age, and how her own parents were instrumental in raising much needed funds for Republican Prisoners.

Israel strikes five schools in week of massacres

While the worlds’ attention was diverted by the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, Israeli forces have been attacking schools including a UN-run school in Nuseirat camp, where they killed 17 and wounded about 80, mostly women and children. A report by al-Jazeera.

Bodenstown commemorations

Extracts from two recent orations at Bodenstown, County Kildare, to honour the founder of the United Irishmen, Wolfe Tone.

Friday, July 26, 2024