Events… John Maclean And The War After The War 19 Sep 201719 Sep 2017 John Maclean's pamphlet The War After The War has been republished by the Bristol Radical History Group with a new Afterword by Jim Slaven. The Afterword is published below. By…
Events… Mark Hayes: What 1916 Means To Me 4 Feb 201612 Feb 2016 By Mark Hayes It is a difficult task to comment on any aspect of politics in Ireland without wading into a swamp of conflicting emotions and perspectives. Ireland has been…
Edinburgh… What The Proclamation Means To Me 24 Apr 20155 May 2015 This article is part of a series commissioned by the 1916 Societies and is published here on Republic Day. By Jim Slaven The great hero is still sitting on the…
International… Partition As Perpetual Crisis 10 Mar 201516 Mar 2015 By Jim Slaven (@JimSlaven) The announcement that Sinn Fein will not now after all support the Welfare Bill[i] going through Stormont has, we are told, plunged the political institutions into…
International… Truly A Day Of Huge Political Significance 17 Sep 201413 Oct 2014 By Plunkett Nugent This is a day of huge political significance as Scotland goes to the polls, a day which may well bring the United Kingdom of Great Britain and…
Ireland… 1916 Societies On Scottish Independence Referendum 3 Sep 201411 Sep 2014 Who are the 1916 Societies?The 1916 Societies are an emerging political, cultural and historical movement in Ireland founded in 2009 to oppose the further running down of the republican struggle,…
Edinburgh… JCS Statement On Orange Order’s Independence Referendum March 2 Sep 20143 Sep 2014 Following discussions with our activists and supporters the James Connolly Society wishes to make the following statement in regards the forthcoming Orange Order march in Edinburgh. The James Connolly Society oppose…
Ireland… 20 Years on – Time To Go 1 Sep 20142 Sep 2014 Statement From 1916 Societies 20 years on from the momentous events of August 1994 and the historic IRA ceasefire of that time, movement towards the reunification of Ireland has been…
Events… Tony Catney Speaking At 1916 Societies Convention 27 Jan 201430 Jan 2014 Video of Tony Catney's address to the 1916 Societies convention in Dublin on January 25th. TC discusses the 1916 Societies One Ireland One Vote campaign for an all Ireland referendum…
International… On Rethinking Republicanism 13 Jan 201419 Jan 2014 By Jim Slaven There has recently been a very welcome debate about where Irish republicanism finds itself and the best way to advance the struggle. Much of this debate has,…
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