Irish Republican Socialist Party - Ireland

05/08/2026

Today, the IRSP joined our comrades in the RSYM as we stood shoulder to shoulder with like-minded revolutionary republicans from across the city to protest the charging of a local teenager for wearing a commemorative top in memory of Derry hero and Hunger Striker, Patsy O’Hara.

We utterly condemn this blatant act of political policing. Once again, the British state has shown its willingness to criminalise the remembrance of Irish patriots.

Let us be absolutely clear: no matter what you throw at us, you will never stop us from remembering our patriot dead. Their sacrifice will never be forgotten, and their memory will continue to inspire future generations.

01/08/2026

Today we remember INLA volunteer and IRSP activist Kevin Lynch on his 45th anniversary, he died on this day 1981 following 71 days on hunger strike.

Kevin, an INLA Volunteer was arrested in December 1976 and charged with conspiracy to obtain arms. He received a 10 year sentence in December 1977.

Kevin excelled at Gaelic games and had captained the under-16 Derry team which won an all-Ireland hurling trophy in 1972.

He stood as a H-Block/Armagh candidate in the Waterford constituency during the June 1981 general election in the South and polled extremely well despite missing out on election.

Kevin died after 71 days on hunger strike on 1 August 1981. It was followed the next day by that of IRA Volunteer Kieran Doherty. Kevin had been lapsing into frequent periods of unconsciousness in the last four days, having already lost his sight, hearing and speech. His family were at his bedside throughout the final days until he died in the early hours of Saturday morning.

His funeral took place the following Monday in his home town of Dungiven. Between the return of his body to his home and the removal for Requiem Mass on Monday afternoon, a constant stream of mourners queued outside to pay their respects. The road was decorated with Tricolours and black flags.

The RUC and the UDR made every effort to disrupt the funeral, holding up cars and forcing buses to park outside of town so that the passengers would have to make their way on foot. Ulsterbus in Belfast cancelled bookings at the last minute. Nevertheless, mourners came in convoys of cars and black taxis.

At mid day the coffin bearing the Tricolour, Starry Plough, gloves and beret, was carried to the nearby church. The procession was led by a lone piper followed by the Lynch family, relatives of other Hunger Strikers, and senior representatives of the IRSP and the broad republican movement, along with the National H-Block/Armagh Committee.

Five British Army helicopters flew overhead as the coffin entered the church grounds. Applause broke out momentarily as an 18 strong INLA guard of honour marched up to es**rt the coffin to the church door.

At the graveside, the piper played I’ll Wear No Convict’s Uniform. The Last Post was also played and wreaths were laid, including from both the INLA and IRA Army Councils.

A uniformed INLA Volunteer then read a statement on behalf of the INLA Army Council, stating regret at Kevin’s death and applauding his heroism. “And let’s be clear, Kevin’s sacrifice wasn’t some abstract ideal. It was a direct response to a British regime that tried to crush Irish resistance by labelling our fighters as criminals".

"Let there be no room for doubt the 32 county Socialist Republic is not a mere slogan for the Irish Republican Socialist Movement nor is it some relic of past struggle for which we have since moved on, as it was for Kevin and his H Block comrades it remains to us a sacred objective which we believe is essential for the Irish people" - Kevin Lynch Commemoration 2026

31/07/2026

31/07/2026

Worth also mentioning, the work to restore this mural will be starting ASAP.

Statement from the Irish Republican Socialist Party (IRSP)

The IRSP has been made aware that the mural in the Short Strand dedicated to Volunteer and Hunger Striker Micky Devine was attacked in the early hours of this morning, with images of the attack subsequently posted on a loyalist social media page.

This attack comes in the wake of the recent targeting of a loyalist mural in Newtownabbey by Lasair Dhearg. We have consistently maintained that actions of this nature achieve nothing positive. They are little more than publicity stunts carried out for social media likes, shares and attention, while those responsible fail to consider the real consequences of their actions.

The reality is that communities such as the Short Strand are the ones left to deal with the fallout. These reckless acts create fear, heighten tensions and increase the risk of retaliation, placing ordinary residents at the centre of situations they neither want nor deserve.

The IRSP is calling for calm in response to this attack. We also urge anyone considering targeting murals or engaging in similar acts to think seriously about the repercussions their actions can have for entire communities. No social media post or political point scoring is worth creating fear or putting lives at risk.

The mural dedicated to Micky Devine will be cleaned and restored. Those responsible may seek to provoke division and escalation, but they should know that these actions serve only to deepen tensions and endanger communities.

It is time for this behaviour to stop before it escalates even further.

31/07/2026

Statement from the Irish Republican Socialist Party (IRSP)

The IRSP has been made aware that the mural in the Short Strand dedicated to Volunteer and Hunger Striker Micky Devine was attacked in the early hours of this morning, with images of the attack subsequently posted on a loyalist social media page.

This attack comes in the wake of the recent targeting of a loyalist mural in Newtownabbey by Lasair Dhearg. We have consistently maintained that actions of this nature achieve nothing positive. They are little more than publicity stunts carried out for social media likes, shares and attention, while those responsible fail to consider the real consequences of their actions.

The reality is that communities such as the Short Strand are the ones left to deal with the fallout. These reckless acts create fear, heighten tensions and increase the risk of retaliation, placing ordinary residents at the centre of situations they neither want nor deserve.

The IRSP is calling for calm in response to this attack. We also urge anyone considering targeting murals or engaging in similar acts to think seriously about the repercussions their actions can have for entire communities. No social media post or political point scoring is worth creating fear or putting lives at risk.

The mural dedicated to Micky Devine will be cleaned and restored. Those responsible may seek to provoke division and escalation, but they should know that these actions serve only to deepen tensions and endanger communities.

It is time for this behaviour to stop before it escalates even further.

26/07/2026

A short clip from the annual Kevin Lynch commemoration today in Dungiven.

"Let there be no room for doubt the 32 county socialist republic is not a mere slogan for the Irish Republican Socialist Movement nor is it some relic of past struggle for which we have since moved on, as it was for Kevin and his H Block comrades it remains to us a sacred objective which we believe is essential for the Irish people"

20/07/2026

14/07/2026

Peggy O' Hara - 14th July 2015 RIP

We would like to remember with pride Peggy O' Hara, mother of hungerstriker Patsy O'Hara, on her 11th anniversary.

Gone but never forgotten.

“Let the fight go on”

13/07/2026

Martin Hurson (13 September 1956 – 13 July 1981) was an Irish Republican hunger striker and a Volunteer in the East Tyrone Brigade of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA). He was the sixth to die during the 1981 Irish Hunger Strike.

The IRSP remembers him with pride.

01/07/2026

PSNI s*x offenders should be of concern to us all.
On a day when yet another PSNI member was convicted for a serious s*xual assault upon a child and another two were dismissed for s*xual assault upon their own colleagues.

It is fast becoming reasonable for concerned citizens to ask just how deep the problem of s*xual violence and violent misogyny against women runs within that organisation.

To the casual observer it now appears that barely a week goes by without a report of yet another PSNI related s*x crime, to those with insight into such problems, a genuine question arises as to why so many s*xual deviants and violent misogynists are attracted to that organisation and why the culture of the PSNI seems to provide such people with a welcome home.

In recent times the PSNI have made a concerted effort to gain access and entry into schools and youth groups across the six counties, and many have rightly opposed such efforts on the grounds of political principle and a basic wish to keep gunmen away from their children.

Yet the undeniable presence of an inordinate number of uncovered s*xual predators within the PSNI’s ranks adds further urgency to the task of keeping school children and the indeed the wider community safe from such people.

Today’s news casts further doubt on the ability of the PSNI to stamp out s*xual violence and misogyny in its ranks, despite having launched an internal campaign designed to do just that.

Many tonight will be asking, if that many s*xual predators and violent misogynists are being discovered within the PSNI, how many are operating below the radar?

The IRSP share their concerns.