éirígí

As part of éirigí’s Reclaim the Republic campaign and its 1916 centenary celebrations, the socialist republican party has created a new mural at Lenadoon Avenue. However, those involved in painting the mural were subjected to repeated harassment from heavily armed members of the PSNI. Commenting on the recently completed project, éirígí’s Pádraic Mac Coitir said, “Although the intention behind the

éirígí is urging all supporters of the Palestinian struggle for justice and freedom to show solidarity with Mohammed al-Qeeq, currently imprisoned without charge or trial, as he approaches a critical phase in his hunger-strike to obtain his complete release. The imprisoned Palestinian journalist has been on hunger-strike for over seventy days and has rejected the “suspension” of the administrative detention

A total of 46 checkpoints were set up by heavily armed members of the PSNI in the Newry area on Monday 1st February. Under the guise of an “anti-crime operation” heavily armed members of the PSNI’s notorious Tactical Support Group (TSG) manned dozens of checkpoints across the district. Slamming the operation, éirígí’s Newry spokesperson Stephen Murney said “The PSNI’s TSG

Incessant rain, wind and cold failed to deter several thousand people from participating in the annual Bloody Sunday march through Derry on Sunday (31stJanuary). Assembling in the Creggan area, the marchers wound their way through the city’s streets to the Bogside, following the route of the original ill-fated civil rights march on Sunday 30 January 1972 when British paratroopers shot

Monday last (18th January) saw the commencement of a high court review into the delayed inquests of 56 separate cases which involved 97 deaths in the Six Counties. The delayed inquests include killings by state forces and those where there is evidence of state collusion with unionist death squads. Among the many cases under review are those into the Ballymurphy

The socialist republican party, éirígí, has announced its plans for this year’s Easter commemoration in Belfast to mark the centenary year of the 1916 Rising. In recent years, the party’s annual commemoration has usually been attended by several hundred people. Keeping with the format of éirigí’s previous Easter ceremonies, the parade organised under the auspices of the Irish Republican Commemoration

éirígí An lúir have welcomed the erection of additional Irish language street signage in the Derrybeg Terrace area of Newry. The signage was erected following contact between the socialist republican party and Newry, Mourne and Down council’s Irish Language Department. Commenting on the development éirígí’s Newry spokesperson Stephen Murney explained “Several weeks ago I contacted the council’s Irish language department