Owen Carron gives a personal tribute for Leitrim republican Gabriel McGlynn, a 40-year Sinn Féin veteran of local political activism, who died recently.

Recently deceased North Antrim Republican Mickey Agnew who help build the foundations of Sinn Féin’s organisation in the area is remembered by Gerard Magee.

THURSDAY, 21 MAY 1981, witnessed the deaths of two more Hunger Strikers. Raymond McCreesh passed away at 2:30am. That evening, Patsy O’Hara died. The deaths of Raymond and Patsy – who had started the strike on the same day, died on the same day a...

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.

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.

Writing in his latest blog, Declan Kearney looks back at a resounding election result for Sinn Féin and said the democratic outcome of the election must be respected.

The death of Francis Hughes at the age of 25 on hunger strike in the H-Blocks of Long Kesh saw not the end of a legend but a new chapter in what was, by any measure, the story of one of the most fearless and tenacious guerrilla fighters of the 20th C...

A large group of republicans gathered in late April for the funeral of Anna Gallogly, a lifelong republican in Leitrim. The graveside oration was delivered by former Sinn Féin TD for Cavan/Monaghan Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin TD.

Sinn Féin’s record Assembly vote signifies seismic change as party president Mary Lou McDonald stated that, “We know this places a big responsibility on us to show up for people and to deliver for people, and to work very hard”.

5 May 1981 was one of the most defining days in Irish history. It was the day that Bobby Sands, the 27-year-old Member of Parliament for Fermanagh/South Tyrone, died on hunger strike in the H-Blocks of Long Kesh as part of the republican prisoners’...