In this interview, veteran republican leader shares views on the past and future of republicanism and socialism, plans to socialise Ireland’s means of production, sever ties with London, and counter far-right attempts to appropriate the legacy of fallen Irish volunteers.

Ireland is a unique case in Western Europe – once colonised, its history of anti-imperialism aligns it more with the global south, even while it has risen into the global economic elite. Ireland now faces a choice: uphold solidarity or become a typical first-world power shaped by capital and empire.

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.