Drawing on first hand experience, Deaglán Ó Mocháin traces the educational development and political consciousnessraising undergone by republicans imprisoned during the period of armed conflict in the north of Ireland from the 1960s-1990s.

Reclaiming the Irish language is the key to meaningful decolonisation and real self-determination, writes Ursula Ní Shionnain. Without full Irish language revival, our liberation in other spheres is incomplete.

The Easter Rising was heroic, but the republican elite that emerged in its wake protected the rich, using the IRA to suppress land occupations. Andrew Flood argues that left republicanism is a dead end, always subordinating social revolution to the national cause.

Republican sovereignty is a multifaceted concept, says former Sinn Féin MEP Martina Anderson. Drawing on her own experience as well as the broader struggle, she traces the evolution of republican thought and its application to contemporary issues.

Drawing on WEB Du Bois’ notion of Double Consciousness, Roibeard Mac an Bheatha discusses what Irishness means now in the context of colonialism past and present.

The European Union is increasingly setting itself on a war footing, aligning itself ever more starkly with Empire. The contradictions of membership for Ireland couldn’t be clearer, writes Clare Daly. Progressive politicians must choose whether they stand with or against revamped imperialism.