Renowned Irish journalist Frank Connolly exposed some of the biggest scandals that rocked the political establishment and led ...

Irish military neutrality is greatly valued. It has enhanced the reputation of our peacekeepers overseas and allowed Ireland ...

No matter how much its opponents wish it to go away the political momentum towards Irish Unity is not stalling. It crosses party lines and even within parties its impact is highly significant. Writing ...

The grave of Theobald Wolfe Tone at Bodenstown was for long the site of the largest annual national gathering of republicans. Other events may since have overtaken it in numbers, but it remains the ...

THE women of Cumann na mBan were remembered in Liverpool, England, on Saturday despite attempts by Merseyside Police to disrupt the event by placing restrictions on the parade. Assistant Chief ...

As many enthusiasts of the United Irish era will know, the rebel forces of County Down gathered in the days preceding the Battle of Ballynahinch on nearby Ednavaddy Hill. So on route to Rostrevor this ...

"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.

"The release of Abdullah Öcalan would help transform the current political situation and establish a solid foundation for negotiations to begin" The new year began with the US President once again ...

In April 1920 with Dáil Éireann and Sinn Féin banned by the British regime and the Black and Tans newly deployed in the country, the struggle for Irish independence intensified. On Easter Sunday 4 ...

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 ...

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 ...

With no rising in sight in Ulster in 1798, despite the signals coming from Dublin, one man seized the initiative and assembled the United Irish forces to assert Ireland’s right to independence. That ...