# independence - Thursday 23 June, 2022
# Not So United
# Not So United
The debate comes after First Minister Nicola Sturgeon began laying out the case for a second Scottish independence referendum.
# independence - Tuesday 30 November, 2021
# Republic
# Republic
Barbados won independence from Britain in 1966.
# independence - Monday 13 September, 2021
# Indyref2
# Indyref2
Nicola Sturgeon told the SNP conference her party had an ‘unarguable mandate’ for another vote.
# independence - Sunday 5 September, 2021
# Independence
# Independence
The Scottish First Minister responded by saying anyone who allows politics to get in the way of tackling climate change would be abdicating responsibility.
# independence - Sunday 13 June, 2021
# Independence
# Independence
As many as 25,000 people attended.
# independence - Sunday 4 April, 2021
# The Good Information Project
# The Good Information Project
Northern Ireland’s place in the Union could be decided for it, if Scotland decides its future is better in the EU, rather than the UK.
# independence - Sunday 21 March, 2021
# Scotland
# Scotland
Scotland’s constitution secretary said such a vote will be held ‘when the time is right’.
# independence - Sunday 24 January, 2021
# Brexit
# Brexit
Half of people in Scotland also want an independence referendum, according to a new opinion poll.
# independence - Sunday 3 January, 2021
# Independence
# Independence
Recent polls have shown consistent support for independence.
# independence - Tuesday 1 September, 2020
# Indyref2
# Indyref2
Nicola Sturgeon also announced a raft of measures to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic.
# independence - Saturday 23 November, 2019
# Papua New Guinea
# Papua New Guinea
The former Taoiseach is the chair of the Bougainville Referendum Commission.
# independence - Tuesday 15 October, 2019
# Second Referendum
# Second Referendum
The First Minister said work was being done to update the “independence prospectus”.
# independence - Monday 14 October, 2019
# Independence
# Independence
The leaders of the independence movement were found guilty on charges of sedition and misuse of public funds.
# independence - Saturday 5 October, 2019
# Edinburgh
# Edinburgh
Scotland voted against independence in a 2014 referendum by 55 percent.
# independence - Wednesday 15 May, 2019
# OPINON
# OPINON
It is important that we don’t judge the events of the Irish revolution against fictional, sanitised versions of the Irish past, writes Caoimhín De Barra.
# independence - Sunday 20 January, 2019
# Centenary
# Centenary
Many of those elected to the Dáil were listed as “fé ghlas ag Gallaibh” (imprisoned by the foreigners).
# independence - Saturday 5 January, 2019
# Decree
# Decree
The Russian Orthodox Church has cut ties following the move.
# independence - Monday 14 May, 2018
# Independence
# Independence
Quim Torra said previous comments he made have been taken out of context.
# independence - Thursday 3 May, 2018
# IFI
# IFI
The footage was restored from the original nitrate film and will be available on the IFI Player.
# independence - Monday 26 March, 2018
# Independence
# Independence
German police arrested Carles Puigdemont after he crossed the border from Denmark.
# independence - Sunday 24 December, 2017
# Independence
# Independence
Puigdemont campaigned from Brussels, where he sought self-imposed exile after he was sacked by Madrid and a Spanish court charged him with rebellion.
# independence - Friday 22 December, 2017
# Independence
# Independence
There was a record high turnout of over 80%.
# independence - Friday 10 November, 2017
# Rebellion
# Rebellion
A judge at Spain’s Supreme Court has ordered Carme Forcadell to be detained on charges of “rebellion”.
# independence - Sunday 5 November, 2017
# Independence Bid
# Independence Bid
The five men handed themselves in to police in Belgium this morning.
# independence - Monday 30 October, 2017
# Opposition
# Opposition
Spanish authorities say deposed officials will be allowed to take their personal belongings from official buildings, but are barred from performing any official duties.
# independence - Saturday 28 October, 2017
# Independence
# Independence
The Spanish prime minister last night quashed the Catalan parliament and called an election for late December.
# independence - Friday 27 October, 2017
# Escalating Quickly
# Escalating Quickly
Earlier, the Catalan parliament voted overwhelmingly to declare independence from Spain and proclaim a new republic.
# independence - Sunday 22 October, 2017
# Spain
# Spain
Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont was scathing in his condemnation of the Spanish government’s decision to strip him and his administration of their autonomy.
# independence - Wednesday 18 October, 2017
# Tension
# Tension
If Catalonia does not provide a satisfactory response by 8am tomorrow, direct rule could be imposed.
# independence - Monday 16 October, 2017
# Yay Or Nay
# Yay Or Nay
The Prime Minister of Spain is said to be prepared to take the “nuclear option” and suspend the Catalan regional government.
# independence - Tuesday 10 October, 2017
# Referendum
# Referendum
All eyes will be on Carles Puigdemont’s speech later today.
# independence - Monday 9 October, 2017
# Spain In Crisis
# Spain In Crisis
Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont is required by law to announce independence by tomorrow evening.
# independence - Sunday 8 October, 2017
# Catalonia
# Catalonia
Today, thousands of supporters of Spanish unity took to the streets of Barcelona.
# independence - Thursday 5 October, 2017
# Mediation
# Mediation
The Catalan leader had said it could declare independence after a meeting on Monday.
# independence - Tuesday 3 October, 2017
# Independence
# Independence
The strike is to condemn police violence at a banned weekend referendum on independence.
# independence - Sunday 1 October, 2017
# Independence
From The42
# Independence
Tonight’s La Liga fixture against Las Palmas will go ahead despite protests surrounding the Catalan referendum vote.
# independence - Friday 29 September, 2017
# Independence
# Independence
Authorities in Madrid have instructed police to ensure no votes are cast in Sunday’s vote.
# independence - Monday 11 September, 2017
# INDY REF
# INDY REF
Some 400,000 people marched through central Barcelona today.
# independence - Thursday 7 September, 2017
# It's A Date
# It's A Date
The Spanish government has pledged to do everything in its power to stop the vote.
# independence - Friday 9 June, 2017
# Catexit
# Catexit
A referendum is set to be held on 1 October.