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"We can deliver the republic of the proclamation." Mary Lou McDonald in Co. Monaghan
Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald TD addressed a packed house at the Inniskeen Community Centre tonight in County Monaghan on Tuesday...

Greg O'Loughlin
Nov 30, 20221 min read
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‘DUP talking out of both sides of their mouth on Protocol’
Sinn Féin MP John Finucane has accused the DUP of speaking out of both sides of its mouth over its position on the Protocol and said...

Greg O'Loughlin
Nov 28, 20221 min read
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British soldier who fired fatal shot found guilty of manslaughter
Aidan McAnespie was 23 years old when he was shot and killed while passing a permanent British Army checkpoint in 1988. He had been on...

Greg O'Loughlin
Nov 25, 20222 min read
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Mairéad Farrell Commemorates Hunger Strikers in Chicago
Mairéad Farrell, Sinn Féin TD for Galway West/ South Mayo, visited Chicago on Sunday for an event commemorating the Hunger Strikers. She...

Greg O'Loughlin
Nov 21, 20227 min read
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Not worth the paper it's not written on
A Letter from Ireland a Chara, Greetings from the road, train, and plane. This week I’m in Washington, New York, Albany, and Chicago to...

Greg O'Loughlin
Nov 19, 20222 min read
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A time to manage and not deny change – real leadership is required
By Declan Kearny I listened recently to a southern Irish politician speak about the need for Irish nationalism to make bigger compromises...

Greg O'Loughlin
Nov 17, 20225 min read
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Taoiseach must expel Russian Ambassador with immediate effect
Sinn Féin spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, John Brady TD, has renewed calls for the Russian Ambassador Yuriy Filatov to be expelled from...

Greg O'Loughlin
Nov 16, 20221 min read
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A Discovery of Gaslighting
A Letter from Ireland a Chara, This letter might give away my age. It will certainly betray my generation. I had often heard commentators...

Greg O'Loughlin
Nov 12, 20223 min read
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Elections are a Necessary Inconvenience
A Letter from Ireland a Chara, The election may be canceled. Yes, that is right. Some political leaders have offered the opinion that an...

Greg O'Loughlin
Nov 8, 20223 min read
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Mary Lou McDonald Address to the Sinn Féin Ard Fheis Dublin, November 05, 2022
The full text of the address delivered by Mary Lou McDonald to the Sinn Féin Ard Fheis Dublin, November 05, 2022. You can watch a video...

Greg O'Loughlin
Nov 7, 20228 min read
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Looking to the future with confidence - Mary Lou McDonald at 2022 Ard Fheis
Mary Lou McDonald brought the Sinn Féin Ard Fheis (Annual Conference) to a close with a speech that brought all the delegates to their...

Greg O'Loughlin
Nov 5, 20221 min read
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British Secretary of State Indecision Adds to Political Limbo
Sinn Féin Leas-Uachtarán Michelle O’Neill has said the British Secretary of State has failed to give any clarity about when he will...

Greg O'Loughlin
Nov 1, 20221 min read
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Polls Show Sinn Féin's Continued Strength
In nearly every age group and area, Sinn Féin stands head and shoulders above all other parties in recent polls. The Red C/Sunday...

Greg O'Loughlin
Oct 30, 20221 min read
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The More Things Change...
A Letter From Ireland a Chara, Greetings from Ireland. I’m home after 10 days in Canada. Last week in Ottawa, John Finucane joked he had...

Greg O'Loughlin
Oct 29, 20223 min read
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DUP Rebuffs Last Change for Government – Election on the Way
On Thursday, October 27th the Assembly in the North of Ireland was reconvened in a final attempt to establish a government. Failure to do...

Greg O'Loughlin
Oct 27, 20224 min read
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Accents Change, Activism Remains
A Letter From Ireland a Chairde, I am beginning to feel like a bit of a fraud. The letter from Ireland is again on the road. Meanwhile...

Greg O'Loughlin
Oct 22, 20222 min read
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Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald TD on the resignation of British Prime Minister Liz Truss
Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald TD has said it is ordinary workers and families who are being punished by the continuing chaos and...

Greg O'Loughlin
Oct 21, 20222 min read
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Jon Finucane MP On Cross-Canada Irish Unity Roadshow
John Finucace, North Belfast Sinn Féin MP, continues his Cross-Canada Irish Unity Roadshow this week with upcoming stops in Ottawa,...

Greg O'Loughlin
Oct 19, 20221 min read
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Michelle O'Neill speech at Bodenstown
Speaking at the annual Wolfe Tone commemoration in Bodenstown, Co Kildare Sinn Féin Leas-Uachtarán and First Minister Designate Michelle...

Greg O'Loughlin
Oct 17, 202211 min read
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Standing by Agreements
A Letter from Ireland a Chara, This week the US came to Ireland. Derek Chollet, Counselor of the Department of State, visited Belfast...

Greg O'Loughlin
Oct 16, 20222 min read
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