The M1921 Thompson Submachine Gun, The IRA And The War Of Independence
While the American-manufactured Thompson submachine gun is frequently associated with the early 20th century incarnation of the Irish Republican ArmyContinue Reading
Tag: Irish Republican Army – IRA
Nigel Farage’s IRA And EU Conspiracy Theory Is The Real Threat To Peace
As I asked in a previous article, is there any depth to which the British supporters of Brexit will notContinue Reading
Inside The IRA, Video From The Spin Magazine 1994 Feature Story
By the summer of 1993 the international press was full of speculation about the future course of the so-called “Troubles”Continue Reading
Ending The Troubles: How The British Came To Negotiate The Peace Process
Over the last decade the politics lecturer Niall Ó Dochartaigh has done a fantastic job of analysing the complex andContinue Reading
British Government In The North Of Ireland “Riddled” With IRA Agents
The news that Drew Harris, the Deputy Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), has been selectedContinue Reading
American Support For Irish Republican Asylum Seekers In San Francisco
Though it never gained the activist reputation of places like New York, Boston, Philadelphia or Chicago, throughout the three-decade historyContinue Reading
Unseen Women: Stories from Armagh Gaol
In 2006-07, the Prisons’ Memory Archive recorded former political prisoners, staff, teachers, chaplains and lawyers as they walked around theContinue Reading
Targeting Civilians: Settlers, Human Shields, And The Wars In Algeria And Ireland
The Nation has published a review of Zohra Drif’s acclaimed autobiography, Inside the Battle of Algiers: Memoir of a WomanContinue Reading
Óglaigh na hÉireann Suspends Armed Actions
A radical change in strategy by Óglaigh na hÉireann (ÓnaÉ), the small insurgent group active in the United Kingdom’s legacyContinue Reading
The Remembrance Day Or Enniskillen Bombing, A Warning From History
On Wednesday the 28th of October 1987 the windows of a Renault 9 car parked outside a line of garages inContinue Reading
Arm Na Poblachta, Army Of The Republic, Reveals Its Anti-Armour Capacity
The term Irish Republican Army (IRA) – or more rarely, Army of the Irish Republic – entered the modern politicalContinue Reading
Gerry Adams On The Legitimacy Of The IRA’s Armed Resistance
An interesting snippet from an interview with the Sinn Féin president and Louth TD, Gerry Adams, recorded in July atContinue Reading
The FBI, The IRA, And Warren Hinckle, Gonzo Journalist And Editor
The name Warren Hinckle will probably be unknown to most ASF readers but for a time he was one ofContinue Reading
The Ferryman, A British Troubles Play Where The Irish Are The Troublemakers
It is a remarkable trick for a violator to present the violated as the aggressor. To turn the victim intoContinue Reading
Antifa And Left-Wing Struggle
One of the lesser reported aspects of the Irish Republican Army’s former military campaign in the United Kingdom is the low-levelContinue Reading
Jeremy Corbyn’s Problem: The Irish Have Terrorists But The British Have Paramilitaries
There is an old joke from the UK-administered north-east of Ireland, one that has a great deal of truth behind it. DuringContinue Reading
Thirty Years Of Secret Talks And Negotiations Between Britain And The IRA
With the United Kingdom’s right-wing press whipping itself up into a frenzy over the alleged sympathy of Labour Party leaderContinue Reading
Alternative Facts In The Irish Times On The 1921 Execution Of An Informer
I rarely pay attention to the mealy-mouthed nostalgia for the ancien régime of British colonial rule which fills the pages of certainContinue Reading
MI5 And The PSNI Offer Money And Gift Cards To Recruit Informers
During the height of the conflict in the north-east of the country it was not unknown for the British ForcesContinue Reading
Some More Questions On The Freddie Scappaticci Or Stakeknife Controversy
Further thoughts on the Freddie Scappaticci or Stakeknife affair from a reader who wishes to remain anonymous but who makesContinue Reading
Freddie Scappaticci, StakeKnife And Britain’s Dirty War In Ireland
The more I hear about the Freddie Scappaticci spying or “StakeKnife” affair the more cynical I become. How did the ex-volunteer,Continue Reading
A List Of Current Irish Republican Parties And Organisations
I was recently asked by a US historian with a fresh interest in Irish revolutionary politics if I could list forContinue Reading
