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Bobby Sands and the 1981 Hunger Strike – 40th Anniversary

May 8, 2021May 11, 2021 Fra Hughes Bobby Sands, Francis Hughes, Hunger Strike, Hunger Strike 1981, INLA, IRA, Ireland, Irish Republican Army, Joe McDonnell, Kieran Doherty, Long Kesh Prison Camp, Margaret Thatcher, Paddy Agnew, Patsy O'Hara, Raymond McCreesh, Sinn Fein, Ulster Unionist Party

By Fra Hughes, Belfast – May 6, 2021 “They will not criminalise us, rob us of our true identity, steal

Arlene Foster will step down as leader of the DUP on May 28. Photo: Liam McBurney/Picture Alliance.

Europe International Opinion

100 Years and Not Out but Arlene Is!

May 1, 2021 Fra Hughes Arlene Foster, Democratic Unionist Party, Ireland, Northern Ireland, UK

By Fra Hughes – Apr 29, 2021 After 18 years as an elected member of the legislative assembly for Northern

Europe International Opinion

Derry’s Bloody Sunday Commemorative March Forced off the Road

February 2, 2021February 2, 2021 Fra Hughes Betty McBrearty Doherty, Christmas, Derry, hospital, Inquiry, Ireland, Protest

By Fra Hughes – Jan 31, 2021 For the first time in 49 years, the Bloody Sunday Commemorative March has

Europe International Opinion

Jaeger Bombs or Petrol Bombs?

December 20, 2020 Fra Hughes British, freedom, illegal occupation, Independance, Ireland, Northern Ireland, UK

By Fra Hughes – Dec 18, 2020 How should we remember the creation of the State of Northern Ireland? No

Europe International Opinion

Murder at Croke Park

November 25, 2020 Fra Hughes British imperialism, Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland, Racism, religion, UK

By Fra Hughes Belfast – November 23, 2020 On the morning of Sunday 21 November 1920, Michael Collins a Republican

Europe International Opinion

The Tuam Baby Scandal

November 3, 2020November 7, 2020 Editor2 Eamon Ryan, Ireland, Leo Varadkar, Magdalene Laundries, Mary Magdalene, Micheal Martin, sexual violations, the Catholic church in Ireland

By Fra Hughes – November 2, 2020 When the sins of the ‘Father’ are visited upon the child. The horrors

Europe International Opinion

The Democracy Disconnect. Has the Good Friday Agreement Failed?

September 4, 2020September 5, 2020 Fra Hughes Britain, English, GFA, Ireland, Nationalists, Northern Ireland, Occupation, Republicans, Scottish

By Fra Hughes – Sep 3, 2020 Has the Good Friday Agreement failed? Francie Molloy, Sinn Fein Member of the

International Opinion

Is the Irish Political Duopoly Like Partition Coming to an End?

July 17, 2020July 18, 2020 Fra Hughes british colonialism, Colonialism, Indigenous peoples, Ireland, Irish, military, Occupation

By Fra Hughes – Jul 11, 2020 Ireland has been partitioned North from South for nearly 100 years. 2021 will

International Opinion

Ireland’s “Grand Coalition” Leaves Door Open for Resurgence of Radical Left Politics

July 10, 2020July 10, 2020 orinocotribune EU, Green Party, Ireland, left, Mary Lou McDonald, Neoliberalism, Sinn Fein

By Tim McNulty – Jul 8, 2020 SINN Féin has promised to hold Ireland’s new government to account after narrowly

International Opinion

Belfast Confronts Legacy of Colonialism!

July 1, 2020July 2, 2020 Fra Hughes Belfast, Colonialism, George Floyd, Ireland, IRISH Republican Socialist group Lasair Dhearg, US

By Fra Hughes – Jun 29, 2020 IRISH Republican Socialist group Lasair Dhearg has joined the street battles ranging from

International News

Irish Government Considers Cuban Drugs to Help Curb Spread of Deadly Coronavirus

March 22, 2020March 22, 2020 orinocotribune Alpha 2b Human Interferon, coronavirus, COVID-19, Cuba, Finian McGrath, Interferon, Ireland, Luis Herrera, Simon Harris

Interferon alpha-2b has had some success in battling the complications arising from Covid-19 Leo Varadkar’s Government is considering bringing in

International Opinion

Dissecting Ireland’s February 2020 General Election and the State of the Nation

February 21, 2020February 21, 2020 Shane Quinn Dail, elections, Fianna Fail, Fine Gael, Ireland, left, Sinn Fein

By Shane Quinn In the Republic of Ireland, among the most notable result from last week’s general election outcome was

International News

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Makes History with Irish Visit

October 21, 2019October 21, 2019 orinocotribune Cuba, Ireland, Michael D Higgins, Miguel Diaz-Canel

The first official visit by a serving president of Cuba to Ireland will begin on Sunday when Miguel Díaz-Canel

International News

Trump Baby Blimp Pinatas on Sale in Ireland so Children can “Whack” US President

June 10, 2019 orinocotribune Dublin, Ireland, Pinatas, Trump

‘When you whack it you bring all of the goodness out of the sweets or fruit and it symbolizes a

International News

Mary Lou McDonald defends Sinn Féin attendance at Maduro inauguration

January 15, 2019 orinocotribune inauguration, Ireland, J10, President Maduro

There were people in Ireland too who would not endorse the leadership of the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, SF president said