The grave of Theobald Wolfe Tone at Bodenstown was for long the site of the largest annual national gathering of republicans.

I have just returned from Washington, where Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald met with congressional members and Irish American and Trade Union ...

The political upheaval inside the Northern State which began in the late 1960s led to an explosion of creative and artistic energy in the nationalist community. It triggered the creation of local ...

"The connection between the US and the Irish Republicans stretches from the American Revolution to today. It is deep and enduring" For many, the annual influx of politicians to Washington for St.

THIS PAST WEEK marked the 50th anniversary of the killing of Catholic man John Scullion by the resurrected Ulster Volunteer Force led by Gusty Spence. And with the anniversary comes fresh calls for a ...

Today marks fifty years since the death of Frank Stagg – the young Mayo man who gave his life on hunger strike in Wakefield Prison on 12 February 1976. Half a century later, his courage, his ...

“I believe that those who die for Ireland have no need of prayer” ‑ Liam Mellows, final letter to his mother, 1922. On the morning of 8 December 1922, Liam Mellows went to his death along with three ...

The Special Powers Act, one of the most repressive pieces of legislation ever enacted anywhere, was extensively used for 50 years by the Unionist regime in the Six Counties. In March 1922, at the ...

If this new Labour government is truly committed to full democratic implementation of the GFA, it should get involved in the conversation, and make a positive start by setting a date for a unity ...

The “Good Jobs” Employment Rights legislation due to come before the northern assembly is the most progressive employment legislation ever to be introduced in the north. It presents an unparalleled ...

On the 50th anniversary of the Miami Showband massacre we re-publish this article by the late Ella O’Dwyer, first published in 2007. THE Miami Showband massacre took place 31 July 1975, near Newry, in ...

IN JUNE 1974, Ireland was in turmoil as the Troubles were in their fifth year. In the Six Counties, internment without trial was in force and the British Army was on the rampage throughout nationalist ...