Join us at 6:30pm on Tuesday the 5th May on O'Connell Bridge in Dublin City. Black flags and images of the ten hunger strikers will be supplied by Éirígí #ForANewRepublic.

Bígí Linn.

And eventually with the first hunger strike of 1980 and then the 1981 hunger strike which resulted in the deaths of Bobby Sands, Francis Hughes, Patsy O’Hara, Raymond McCreesh, Joe McDonnell, Martin Hurson, Kevin Lynch, Kieran Doherty, Thomas McElwee and Mickey Devine.

Over several torturous years the prisoners resisted in any way they could - first with 'the blanket protest' and later with the 'no wash protest'.

O'Connell Bridge was the scene of many protests and vigils during the 1970s and 1980s when Irish republican prisoners in Armagh's women's prison and the H-Blocks were in daily conflict with the British state's attempt to label them as criminal.

This will be the eighteenth year in a row that republicans from across Dublin and beyond will come together to remember Bobby Sands and the other nine hunger strikers on O'Connell Bridge in the heart of Dublin City.

Join the annual 1981 Hunger Strike Black Flag Vigil to mark the 45th anniversary of the death of Bobby Sands on the 5th May, 1981. #HungerStrike1981

On the 3rd of August 1916, Casement was hanged at Pentonville Prison in London, he was just 51 years-of-age. #ForANewRepublic

“If it be treason to fight against such an unnatural fate as this, then I am proud to be a rebel and shall cling to my rebellion with the last drop of my blood.”

The loss of the arms on board the Aud was a major setback for the republican cause, despite this the decision was taken to proceed with the Rising on Easter Monday - a decision which would change the course of Irish history.

Casement was quickly transported as a prisoner of war to London, arriving there as the Rising began back in Ireland.

One day later, on the 22nd of April 22nd, German captain of the Aud scuttled the ship as it was being escorted into Cork Harbour by the British Navy.

Thus Casement's mission to bring a huge shipment of weapons into Ireland to arm the volunteers for the Easter Rising ended in failure.

Around the same time that Casement was being taken into custody, the Aud - with its cargo of 20,000 rifles and one million rounds of ammunition for the Rising - was being inspected by the British Navy.

Casement was secreted in McKenna’s Fort while his comrades continued onward to Ardfert to find help. Before that help came, Casement was discovered by a local RIC sergeant, captured and taken into custody.

Once ashore the trio began making their way to the village of Ardfert in an effort to make contact with local republicans.

Suffering a resurgence of the malaria that he had picked up during his time in the Congo, Casement was soon unable to walk any further.

'twas on Good Friday morning,
All in the month of May,
A German ship was signaling,
Beyond out in the Bay...

On this day in 1916, Roger Casement and two others disembarked from a German Navy submarine into a small boat and landed on Banna Strand, Co. Kerry. #RogerCasement

Éirígí Join Us — Éirígí For A New Republic Éirígí is a campaigning political party that was formed in 2006 by community and political activists who believed a new organisation was needed to challenge systematic injustice and to build support f...

JOIN US in marking twenty years since our fight For A New Republic first began - Join Éirígí! 👇

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THIS FRIDAY will mark the 20th anniversary of the foundation of Éirígí in 2006. #ForANewRepublic

Each day, from now until our foundation date on the 24th of April, we will be looking back at our activism over the past two decades.

As Uisce Éireann sent out bills to all households, communities all across the country responded, with mass bill burnings organised from Cork to Coolock, from Ballyfermot to Ballyhaunis.

In 2015, as part of the Anti-Water Tax campaign, Éirígí activists popularised a new tactic in the fight against that unjust charge - the burning of the bills! #Éirígí20

The Connolly Archive - 'The Reconquest Of Ireland' (Chapter Seven - Schools And Scholars Of Erin) — Éirígí For A New Republic This month as part of our Connolly Archive, we continue our serialisation of Connolly’s pamphlet ‘The Reconquest of Ireland’ with Chapter Seven, Schools and Scholars of Erin.

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In this chapter, Connolly writes about the conditions imposed on Irish, mostly Catholic, children by the Colonial British administration from the late 18th century into the early 19th century.

In case you missed it 👇 #ForANewRepublic

This month as part of our Connolly Archive, we continue our serialisation of Connolly’s pamphlet ‘The Reconquest of Ireland’ with Chapter Seven, Schools and Scholars of Erin. #TheConnollyArchive

The Week In Review - Éirígí Newsletter, 20ú Aibreán 2026 — Éirígí For A New Republic The Week In Review - Éirígí Newsletter, 20ú Aibreán 2026.

The Week In Review - Éirígí Newsletter, 20ú Aibreán 2026 #ForANewRepublic

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Éirígí Join Us — Éirígí For A New Republic Éirígí is a campaigning political party that was formed in 2006 by community and political activists who believed a new organisation was needed to challenge systematic injustice and to build support f...

If you want to see a future where housing is treated as an essential public service - a future where your family, friends and community have easy access to affordable, quality homes, then join Éirígí #ForANewRepublic today!👇

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Only Universal Public Housing can cure the madness of the private rental sector! Find out more about UP Housing on our website👇

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If you think that these living conditions are dystopian, if they sound more like living in a prison cell than a home - then it’s time to add your voice to the demand for Universal Public Housing. #UPHousing

On top of that, other facilities in the house are shared too, including bathrooms containing three showers SIDE BY SIDE. #HousingCrisis

This properly which leases out 22 beds, charges an average of €740 per month plus €100 in bills for one bed space in a TRIPLE bedroom. Nicholas Toppin, a well known venue owner, justifies this tenement style let by stating “It’s a very comfortable house”.

While workers staying at No. 12 Clare Street in Dublin 2 are paying up to €840 per month for a bed in a room shared with other people, slumlords like Nicky Toppin would like us to believe they are actually the victims!