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Orange Parade Gets the Go-Ahead

By Anne Cadwallader

IA Newsletter, October 3, 2026

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Why has this fiasco erupted in our faces? Over twenty years since the last violence at Drumcree and almost 30 years since the Good Friday Agreement, what caused this most bitter of disputes to re-ignite with potentially catastrophic consequences? Simply put, events at Drumcree prove little reconciliation between the two communities has been achieved in the last 30 years, … [Read more...] about Orange Parade Gets the Go-Ahead

Irish Americans Want a United Ireland

By Ciarán Quinn, Sinn Féin Representative

IA Newsletter, September 26 2026

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“If not us, then who? If not now, then when?” President Trump's comment that he hopes to see a united Ireland seems to have caught both the British and Irish Governments off guard. I was surprised and amused when he made the announcement while sitting beside Taoiseach Micheál Martin, who over the summer was quoted as saying that talk of Irish Unity drives him "bananas".  The … [Read more...] about Irish Americans Want a United Ireland

The British Broadcast Ban, The Media and the Conflict in Northern Ireland

By Lesley Henderson, David Miller, Jacqueline Reilly / University of Glasgow Media Group

June 1991

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On October 19, 1988 the British Home Secretary, Douglas Hurd, imposed unprecedented peace time restrictions on broadcasting. The banning of direct interviews with eleven Irish organizations, including Sinn Féin, a legal political party with elected councillors and an MP at Westminster, was widely condemned. This article documents the effect of the restrictions on British TV … [Read more...] about The British Broadcast Ban, The Media and the Conflict in Northern Ireland

Deadly Tales from County Tyrone

By Patrick Farrelly

June 1992

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In 1970, at the age of 22, Bernadette ‘Devlin' McAliskey was elected to represent the constituency of Mid-Ulster, which includes her home area of East Tyrone. Although she is no longer a Member of Parliament, and her international profile has receded, this radical Republican activist is still a kind of people's tribune in her own embattled nationalist community. Nowadays … [Read more...] about Deadly Tales from County Tyrone

Northern Ireland Elections: Not Quite What They Seem

By Oistin MacBride

July August 1993

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Election fever in the North of Ireland over the last few months was more like a head cold than a serious illness. It coughed and sighed for a while, but the few sneezes as it dissipated marked for some their political demise while for others it just helped clear out the system. The Local Government Elections in Northern Ireland are held every four years in 26 council areas. … [Read more...] about Northern Ireland Elections: Not Quite What They Seem