A political storm is building in Dublin and is running on two tracks: Ireland’s scheduled international soccer fixtures with Israel and a long-promised Occupied Territories Bill that has been hollowed out to the point of near irrelevance.

The long-running campaign for truth and justice in the case of murdered GAA official Seán Brown has intensified again with the publication of a new book and renewed allegations that the killing was bound up with state collusion, intelligence handling and a decades-long cover-up by British agencies.

The families of those killed in what was long known as the ‘forgotten massacre’ have welcomed an apology from British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

The families of those killed in what was long known as the ‘forgotten massacre’ have welcomed an apology from British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

The long-running campaign for truth and justice in the case of murdered GAA official Seán Brown has intensified again with the publication of a new book and renewed allegations that the killing was bound up with state collusion, intelligence handling and a decades-long cover-up by British agencies.

Sinn Féin has accused government “dithering” of blocking Dublin City Council from renaming streets to honour Irish republican figures such as James Connolly.

Sinn Féin has accused government “dithering” of blocking Dublin City Council from renaming streets to honour Irish republican figures such as James Connolly.

A minute’s silence was held in the Donegal County Council chamber in Lifford last Monday in tribute to the late Councillor Eddie Fullerton.

A minute’s silence was held in the Donegal County Council chamber in Lifford last Monday in tribute to the late Councillor Eddie Fullerton.

Republican Sinn Féin has condemned the physical assault suffered by a local Irish language activist in Derry at the hands of the PSNI earlier this month.

Republican Sinn Féin has condemned the physical assault suffered by a local Irish language activist in Derry at the hands of the PSNI earlier this month.

A worker at a Dublin paints factory has been suspended after refusing to remove an Easter Lily, according to Éirígí, which has condemned it as political intimidation in the workplace and hostility towards remembrance.

Newly released documents have revealed that the British government secretly assembled a network of senior policing, intelligence and state officials to shape the notorious Legacy Act, legislation designed to shut down investigations into its war crimes.

Newly released documents have revealed that the British government secretly assembled a network of senior policing, intelligence and state officials to shape the notorious Legacy Act, legislation designed to shut down investigations into its war crimes.

A worker at a Dublin paints factory has been suspended after refusing to remove an Easter Lily, according to Éirígí, which has condemned it as political intimidation in the workplace and hostility towards remembrance.

Two Dáil by-elections have resulted a collapse in support for Fianna Fáil, raising questions over the future of Taoiseach Micheál Martin and the coalition government he leads with Fine Gael.

Two Dáil by-elections have resulted a collapse in support for Fianna Fáil, raising questions over the future of Taoiseach Micheál Martin and the coalition government he leads with Fine Gael.

A new constitutional alignment is consolidating across Scotland, Wales and the north of Ireland after a wave of election results that has now placed parties in favour of self-determination at the head of the devolved administrations for the first time.

A new constitutional alignment is consolidating across Scotland, Wales and the north of Ireland after a wave of election results that has now placed parties in favour of self-determination at the head of the devolved administrations for the first time.

Families of four men killed in an attack by unionist paramilitaries and members of the British Crown forces have marked the 50th anniversary of the killings in Charlemont, County Armagh.

Families of four men killed in an attack by unionist paramilitaries and members of the British Crown forces have marked the 50th anniversary of the killings in Charlemont, County Armagh.

Loyalist vandalism of Free Derry Corner has sparked outrage after graffiti mocking the victims of Bloody Sunday was daubed on the historic Bogside landmark in the early hours of Friday morning.

Loyalist vandalism of Free Derry Corner has sparked outrage after graffiti mocking the victims of Bloody Sunday was daubed on the historic Bogside landmark in the early hours of Friday morning.

The recent visit to Belfast of England’s King Charles and Queen Camilla has sparked different views on British power and reconciliation in Ireland, with republican groups and Sinn Féin interpreting the events in very different ways. republican-news.org/current/news...

A man has died in Dublin after being restrained by multiple security guards in a city-centre incident that has triggered anger and vigils in the week of a closely watched by-election in the city and recalled the ‘black lives matter’ campaign in the USA. republican-news.org/current/news...

A man has died in Dublin after being restrained by multiple security guards in a city-centre incident that has triggered anger and vigils in the week of a closely watched by-election in the city and recalled the ‘black lives matter’ campaign in the USA. republican-news.org/current/news...

Thirteen Irish citizens are among hundreds of international humanitarian activists who were abducted into Israeli custody following a violent military ambush on the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters.

Thirteen Irish citizens are among hundreds of international humanitarian activists who were abducted into Israeli custody following a violent military ambush on the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters.

Seán McCaughey stands among the most tragic and enduring figures of the Irish republican struggle of the 1940s. He died on hunger strike, 80 years ago this week.

Seán McCaughey stands among the most tragic and enduring figures of the Irish republican struggle of the 1940s. He died on hunger strike, 80 years ago this week.

Fresh calls for the repatriation of Irish cultural treasures were made in the Dublin parliament this week, as Culture Minister Patrick O’Donovan admitted that museums across Europe continue to hold plunder stolen from Ireland and other former colonies.

Fresh calls for the repatriation of Irish cultural treasures were made in the Dublin parliament this week, as Culture Minister Patrick O’Donovan admitted that museums across Europe continue to hold plunder stolen from Ireland and other former colonies.

The families of two IRA Volunteers shot dead by the SAS in County Tyrone almost 43 years ago have finally secured settlements in their legal actions against the British Ministry of Defence and the PSNI, following a four-decades-long battle for truth and accountability.

Republicans across Ireland gathered this week to honour their dead and defend the legacy of those who gave their lives in the struggle, amid renewed controversy over provocative loyalist attempts to hurt the families of those who died.

Republicans across Ireland gathered this week to honour their dead and defend the legacy of those who gave their lives in the struggle, amid renewed controversy over provocative loyalist attempts to hurt the families of those who died.

The British state has once again been accused of cruelty and political repression in its treatment of Irish republican prisoners after prisoner Niall Sheerin remained incarcerated despite being eligible for release while grieving the death of his father.

The British state has once again been accused of cruelty and political repression in its treatment of Irish republican prisoners after prisoner Niall Sheerin remained incarcerated despite being eligible for release while grieving the death of his father.

Increasing levels of sectarianism and intimidation are being directed against the Irish identity in the north of Ireland.

Increasing levels of sectarianism and intimidation are being directed against the Irish identity in the north of Ireland.

England’s grip on its neighbours has been shaken by seismic election results that have redrawn the political map and breathed new life into the cause of national freedom across both Britain and Ireland.

England’s grip on its neighbours has been shaken by seismic election results that have redrawn the political map and breathed new life into the cause of national freedom across both Britain and Ireland.

The British Conservative Party has been forced into an apology after its leader Kemi Badenoch circulated a campaign video that shockingly included footage from Bloody Sunday - one of the most notorious British massacres in the north of Ireland.

The British Conservative Party has been forced into an apology after its leader Kemi Badenoch circulated a campaign video that shockingly included footage from Bloody Sunday - one of the most notorious British massacres in the north of Ireland.

SDLP MP Colum Eastwood has spoken out as British MPs agreed a procedural motion to postpone legislation on the legacy of the conflict to the next session of the Westminster parliament in London.

SDLP MP Colum Eastwood has spoken out as British MPs agreed a procedural motion to postpone legislation on the legacy of the conflict to the next session of the Westminster parliament in London.

Irish activists detained after Israeli forces illegally intercepted a Gaza-bound flotilla in international waters have described a campaign of intimidation, violence and deprivation against them.

Irish activists detained after Israeli forces illegally intercepted a Gaza-bound flotilla in international waters have described a campaign of intimidation, violence and deprivation against them.

A Bobby Sands statue in Twinbrook in west Belfast is “going nowhere, not now and not ever”, Sinn Féin Assembly member Danny Baker has said, as republicans across Ireland marked the 45th anniversary of the hunger striker’s death.

A Bobby Sands statue in Twinbrook in west Belfast is “going nowhere, not now and not ever”, Sinn Féin Assembly member Danny Baker has said, as republicans across Ireland marked the 45th anniversary of the hunger striker’s death.

The truth of what happened in west Belfast in July 1972 has been formally acknowledged, as the Springhill/Westrock inquest delivered a damning verdict on the actions of the British Army, concluding that soldiers “lost control” when they opened fire.