Release Leonard Peltier
Release Leonard Peltier Last week I posted a Christmas card to Leonard Peltier. I dont know if he will receive it. Or the numerous other notes and cards I have sent over the years. At 80 years of age...
22 Dec 202418min
Hunger for Justice.
Protecting our environment Last week the Northern Executive took welcome and decisive action to protect our environment, our health and jobs by committing to a ban on all forms of onshore petroleum ex...
15 Dec 202420min
The Numbers Game.
The Numbers Game. As I pen these lines it is too soon to attempt a deep analysis of the Leinster House election. Not all the counts have concluded although there is enough to form general impressions ...
8 Dec 202421min
Sinn Féin can win this election.
SINN FÉIN CAN WIN THIS ELECTION. During the General Election campaign I have been in several constituencies. In Dublin, in Drogheda, Dundalk, and Donegal and some other places in between. People ar...
1 Dec 202421min
The local & the national, mind your language & Lá breithe Richard.
The local and the national I have been doing a wee bit of canvassing in the General Election in the South. The response has been positive. There are clearly some who see election campaigns, including ...
24 Nov 202414min
Time for a Change of Government.
Time for a Change of Government. The southern general election was called last Friday. In just over two weeks’ time 174 Teachtaí Dála (TDs) will be elected to the Dáil – an increase of 14 over the nu...
17 Nov 202420min
Defend Moore Street.
Prison Poems by Bobby Sands In a recent interview Christy Moore remarked that the death of Bobby Sands robbed us of a great writing talent. Christy was praising the quality of the work Bobby created i...
10 Nov 202417min
Sanctions Now.
Cage Eleven. This coming weekend O’Brien Press are republishing my book – Cage 11 - about my experience of life in Long Kesh between August 1975 and February 1977. Available from most good bookshops i...
3 Nov 202426min
