Pen portrait – The 1922 diary of one of Seán Keating’s ‘Men of the South’

An Irishman’s Diary

Monument men – An Irishman’s Diary on the Earl of Carlisle, Goldsmith and Burke

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Mary Lou McDonald: a Dubliner with deep republican roots

A constant at Gerry Adams’ side, McDonald was widely accepted as successor from 2016

Gerry Adams was crucial in persuading the IRA to cease fire

‘To know Gerry Adams you have to understand the nationalist experience in the North’

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McDonald will walk a tightrope between reassurance and change

Sinn Féin’s new leader must extend party’s appeal without alienating its old guard

McElduff resignation shows Sinn Féin yielding to public pressure

Three-month suspension was far short of solution to quell public and media anger

The hidden meaning of ‘wurkers’, ‘early risers’ and ‘taxpayers’

Public discourse has never been so heavy with innuendos and euphemisms

World war fighters cannot ‘be equated’ with heroes of 1916

Easter Rising leaders would not be satisfied with modern day Ireland, says Sinn Féin MEP

Sinn Féin’s problem with history hasn’t gone away

As the party’s leadership changes generation, the real question about Sinn Féin is not why has its support grown, but why hasn’t it grown more?

Mary McAleese: Speaking Irish enriched my sense of identity

Irish life came into view in Technicolor as soon as I comprehended the language

Church and Republican movement both saw themselves as slightly above the law

Opinion: Parallels exist between the way both organisations handled child abuse allegations