As dozens of masked paramilitary police decamped from armoured jeeps onto a Belfast street it could have been a scene from 1969, 1979 or 1989. But it wasn’t. Instead it was June 27th 2009 – the day of Britain’s inaugural ‘Armed Forces Day’.
She came, she saw, she left again and, in between, the usual crowd of hangers on and supposedly intelligent people reduced themselves to the babblings of fools and morons.
As 2009 dawns, Éirígí would like to take the opportunity to thank all of its members and supporters for their contribution to the struggle for freedom and justice over the last 12 months.
Today (January 1st 2009) marks the 50th anniversary of the defeat of the US-backed Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista by the 26th July Movement, led by Fidel Castro. Ever since that fateful day in 1959 Cuba has been a
As details continue to emerge from various sources regarding the Report of the Strategic Review Body on Parades, it is clear that its recommendations are predicated on two events:
These were heartfelt words of Geraldine Finucane to the media shortly after she discovered that the British government had decided 18 months ago to cease all preparations for a public inquiry into the brutal murder
Éirígí activists across Ireland distributed thousands of Proclamations of the Irish Republic to mark the 92nd anniversary of the Easter Rising on Thursday, April 24.
During the past couple of weeks, the people of France have witnessed up to 600 workers on strike. This is nothing new in France of course, for French workers are much celebrated for defending their rights and
Former hunger-striker and radical trade union organiser Tommy McKearney is to be the guest speaker at Éirígí’s second annual James Connolly Commemoration on May 10.
