One hundred years ago in June 1925 the first paper to bear the title 'An Phoblacht' was published. It was to last for 12 ...

A century ago in the summer of 1925 the Boundary Commission established under the Anglo-Irish Treaty was hearing evidence on ...

It is undeniable that the global Irish diaspora has played a crucial role by promoting the political, economic and cultural interests of the Irish nation in every corner of the world In early May, I ...

The failure to deliver a functioning childcare system is now one of the defining failures of this government. Despite pre-election promises and repeated commitments, the government has failed to act.

This feature first appeared in An Phoblacht/Republican News on March 28th 1991 to mark the 75th anniversary of the Easter Rising IT IS NO EXAGGERATION to say that the events of Easter Week in 1916 ...

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 ...

The death occurred on Friday 21 February of Brendan McFarlane, who was a Republican leader inside and outside the prisons, known and respected by generations of activists across Ireland and beyond.

ONE of the most successful and spectacular escapes during the present struggle for freedom was the mass breakout by 19 republican prisoners from Portlaoise Prison in the summer of 1974. In November ...

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 ...

Twenty years ago this month, ten workers from the Henry Street branch of Dunnes Stores in Dublin’s city centre went on strike to protest the selling of produce from Apartheid South Africa. A year ...

A chairde agus a gcomradaithe - We gather here today to honour and remember a woman of immense courage, intellect, and unwavering dedication to the cause of Irish freedom—Ella O’Dwyer. It is with a ...

My comrade in Arms, Óglaigh na hÉireann, Ella O’Dwyer, came from Roscrea, Co Tipperary. Her sudden passing has carved a pain in my heart that I never knew existed. My deepest sympathy goes out to Ella ...