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World crises deepen in the wake of genocide

13 January 2026

The year 2026 has begun with an escalation of the multiple international crises caused by a US government headed by a megalomaniac who openly spouts contempt for international law and says his actions will be determined only by his code and by America’s interests. Free article

The power of art in the Sallins Mail Train case campaign for justice

9 January 2026

Cormac Breatnach is curating Open Those Gates on March 29th, an event which will blend live performances, archival footage, film, poetry, and testimony - honouring those who fought for truth and justice. Free article

Seán South – The idealism of struggle and sacrifice

6 January 2026

Eoghan Mac Cormaic spoke at the annual Seán Sabhat Commemoration this year. Below we include his full oration, where he saluted ‘the selfless bravery’ of volunteers in the 1950s who were a bridge in revolutionary struggle. Free article

Three books for three castles

5 January 2026

Book Reviews: ‘Flats and Cottages’, ‘In Safe Hands’ and ‘Tommie Potts - the Sorrowful and the Great’. Free article

Ronnie McCartney: A life of commitment to comrades and Irish freedom

12 December 2025

Veteran activist, Volunteer and republican prisoner Ronnie McCartney died recently. Danny Morrison gave the funeral oration, and we publish the whole text here. Free article

Justice for the Forgotten disputes Denton finding that UVF acted alone

11 December 2025

Justice for the Forgotten, which represents the bereaved and the survivors of the Dublin and Monaghan bombings of May 1974 and other fatal attacks in the period, has disputed the claim in the Operation Denton report that the UVF was capable on its own of carrying out the three co-ordinated Dublin car-bomb attacks which killed 27 people. Free article

Why isn’t the West wakening up?

29 November 2025

Emma Sheerin MLA: 'Even where life is safe in Palestine, it is not free. It is life with limits'. Free article

Honouring our past: shaping the future

25 November 2025

Words and deeds must mirror the vision of the inclusive society built on mutual respect and parity of esteem which we aspire to achieve. Free article

‘Sallins Inquiry Now’ Benefit Concert

18 November 2025

On 29 March 2026, the iconic Vicar Street venue will transform into a space of reflection and resistance to mark fifty years since one of Ireland’s darkest miscarriages of justice, the Sallins Mail Train robbery frame-up. Free article

Martin Collins – A true friend of Ireland

10 November 2025

Stalwart political campaigner on all things Ireland Martin Collins died last week. Joe Dwyer pens an appreciation of Martin’s decades of political activism. Free article

Fiasco followed by sell-out

5 November 2025

As the year 1925 drew to a close there was anticipation in Ireland about the imminent outcome of the Boundary Commission established under the Treaty. Free article

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