THE southern general election was called last Friday. In just over two weeks’ time 174 Teachtaí Dála (TDs) will be elected to the Dáil – an increas...

IN a recent interview Christy Moore remarked that the death of Bobby Sands robbed us of a great writing talent. Christy was praising the quality of...

I REMEMBER Father Des Wilson many moons ago lamenting the narrowness of streets in Turf Lodge and Ballymurphy. “The City Planners don’t think the w...

ON Saturday night I was privileged to attend the oíche mhór Ghlór na Móna in Belfast’s City Hall. The event was to celebrate twenty years of this a...

IRISH Unity is the big idea that will positively transform society on this island. Its popularity is growing and the economic, political and social...

THE weekend Sinn Féin Ard Fheis was full of enthusiasm and passion with great speeches covering every issue imaginable and the delegates voting thr...

THE battle to save the iconic 1916 Moore Street battlefield site has been ongoing for over 20 years. During that time there has been a series of pl...

BRITISH government policy toward Ireland has long been dictated by Britain’s strategic self-interests. From the conquest of Ireland nine centuries ...

THERE has been a significant increase in recent times in far right racist, Islamophobic and hate attacks on social media. The purpose of these has ...

IN less than five weeks the genocidal war by the Israel government against the Palestinian people will enter its second year. Having ruthlessly and...

THE IRA cessation is 30 years old this Saturday. That Wednesday morning on August 31, 1994, two journalists – Barney Rowan from the BBC and Eamonn ...

I’VE been a big fan of Kneecap, from the time they were called Ní Ceapainn – a clever use of the Irish phrase and a play on the English words Kneec...