The Garvaghy Parade is one of only a very small number of contested marches, with thousands of others passing off without dispute. In some areas, residents have agreed to local accommodations. This we...

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There are those who hope to drag us back to the days of Unionist superiority, of conflict and sectarianism. This weekend shows we are not going back to 1998; we are moving forward. The British Secreta...

YouTube video by Friends of Sinn Féin

YouTube video by Friends of Sinn Féin

The North of Ireland is in a different situation, as we have the right to vote and leave under the Good Friday Agreement. The Taoiseach, rather bizarrely, and on brand, said that this alliance of Celt...

We have a view beyond partition and the Assembly and it’s limited power and a budget set by London. We have a view on a new and United Ireland. A place where the budget is set by all the people who sh...

Prime Minister Burnham is an English unionist, viewing the North of Ireland as the same as Scotland and Wales, despite the relevant governments being led by pro-independence parties. The future consti...

The strategic thinking developed after the hunger strike would meet new opportunities outside and inform Sinn Féin's peace strategy. We have a generation at peace; Sinn Féin is the largest party acros...

“The Hunger Strikes of 1981 reenergised the Republican movement, opened up the potential for electoral politics, and showed the world the true face of British policy in Ireland. “I truly believe that ...

Campaign by campaign, the city has gradually become more shared. This change was not inevitable; it was won through sustained struggle. Sinn Féin became the largest party, while unionists lost their o...

The week ends back in Belfast for the Féile and the Fleadh. The Féile in West Belfast has been going since 1988. A festival established to provide a cultural and political programme to celebrate the c...

The Sinn Féin proposals were practical proposals to progress planning for unity referendums and the full implementation of the Good Friday Agreement. The Agreement recognised the right of people who s...

The struggle to secure equal rights for all people continues to this day in the US, Ireland, and across the world. The aspirations of the Declaration remain our common values. The war of independence ...

fractious political systems a matter of months away from elections. Yet Republicans and Democrats, Senators and Representatives, some of long standing and others, such as James Gallagher of California...

This week, Mary Lou McDonald introduced a Bill into the Dáil (Irish Parliament) that will compel the Irish Government to consult with the people, establish a Citizens' Assembly on Unity, and develop a...

There are many problems with the current immigration system, created by successive Irish Governments and exacerbated by partition, with the British Government controlling immigration in the North. Thi...

Amending legislation is currently before the British Parliament and is promised to bring it into line with the European Convention on Human Rights. However, the commentary surrounding this has focused...

The political map of Britain has changed, and the future of the "United Kingdom" is in doubt, as the governments in Northern Ireland, Wales, and Scotland are now firmly rooted in the concept of self-d...

Thatcher is gone, her Tory party and her union lies in tatters. Unionism no longer enjoys a political majority in North of Ireland. Sinn Féin is now the largest political party across Ireland. The Nor...

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This weekend will be a homecoming. The Sinn Féin Ard Fheis will be held in my native Belfast. The Ard Fheis is our annual conference. Around 800 delegates and many more visitors will attend from Frida...

A letter from Ireland a Chairde, This weekend, across Ireland, the US and Canada, supporters of Irish Republicanism will gather to remember our patriots, celebrate their lives, and commit to bringing ...

The right to referendums is agreed; it is now a simple matter of the process of implementation. A democratic imperative to put the question to the people: Is the future one of continued division or of...

Rev. Jackson remained a friend of Ireland and of Sinn Féin when our party was marginalised and censored. He supported calls for Irish unity in the 1980's. As the peace process developed, he and other ...

It is an old, but typically unionist approach to demand respect for their history and identity by calling on others to deny their own identity. Partition did what it set out to do: it divided the coun...

Partition has done real and lasting damage to the economy in North, across the border counties, and throughout the Island. It has disrupted infrastructure investments, workforce planning, and skills d...

a Chara,  I am writing to you from Boston, where we have been snowed in, and our flights home have been cancelled.  Getting caught up in a storm seems like the perfect metaphor for this trip. We began...

The next ten years could and should see the end of division and partition in Ireland. A realisation of the vision of the leaders of 1916 and the establishment of a republic of equal citizens. The deca...

How the world responds is uncertain, but change is on the way; it cannot be denied, and the clock cannot be turned back. It seems to quote, Sean O’Casey, “The whole world is in a state of chassis" The...

Ireland is changing. The Irish and British governments may want to hold on to the past of division and partition. Irish Unity is the future. It is time for them to listen and start work to prepare and...

Christmas is a time of traditions, old and new. In rural Ireland, the day after Christmas, St. Stephen's Day was a day to hunt the wren. Local boys and musicians would go from street to street in cost...

Immigration is not a problem; I meet the sons and daughters of Irish immigrants in the US and Canada all the time. Generations that shaped their new homes and are proud of their Irish heritage. The is...

In a section on Irish Unity, she referenced Article 3 of the Constitution, which sets out the firm wish of the Irish nation to have a united Ireland and is committed to working to that end with the co...

This week an Dáil (the Irish Parliament) passed a Sinn Féin resolution calling on the Irish Government to establish Citizens Assemblies and a Parliamentary Committee to promote discussion on Irish Uni...

All of these events were made possible by the work of volunteer activists and supporters. The progress made and the work to be done on the horizon is clearer than ever and that is thanks to the dozens...

The rooms were full of old and new friends, drawn together by a common pride in Ireland and a shared hope for the future. In Hartford, we paid our respects to the Hunger Strikers at the magnificent Ce...

Common across all commission hearings is a thirst for knowledge and enthusiasm to promote unity. Each city has its own character and brings something new to the table. The Commissions are an opportuni...

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The third candidate, endorsed by Sinn Féin, Catherine Connolly, is ahead of Humphries in the polls. In a sign of the times, a video surfaced while out on the campaign trail, playing soccer and basketb...

Speaking on Saturday at an event, Catherine Connolly reminded us that the Irish Constitution states that Irish Unity is the firm will of the Irish Nation. As President, she would advance the will of t...

In essence, the election will a choice be between the current government party candidates, Humphreys and Gavin, against a united opposition candidate, Connolly. This will be a first in recent history ...

To be an Irish Republican is to be anti-sectarian.   Irish Republicans know the impact of discrimination and repression. Our language was banned, economic and political discrimination was rife, our sc...

The Good Friday Agreement obliges the British Government to recognize and legislate for Irish Unity if that is the wish of the people in referendums. Some argue that the British would not honor this p...

Commission on the Future of Ireland People's Assembly, Diaspora

The Féile is now part of the fabric of Belfast. It was established by Gerry Adams in the very different Belfast of 1988. Following a series of attacks and killing at the time our community was describ...

As it was twenty years ago, so it is today. We rely on the force of argument and activism to secure and win unity referendums. When we work together, we are unstoppable. Ireland, the US, Canada and su...

“We are in the US this week for a short visit to meet with the Congressional Friends of Ireland group and other representatives on Capitol Hill including Representative Rashida Tlaib, the first Americ...