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Thu, 29 Oct 2026 17:55:00 +0000Garvaghy Road: a manufactured political crisis by unionist and British opponents of progress
The attempt to force an unwanted sectarian Orange Order parade from Drumcree through the Garvaghy Road for the first time in 28 years has precipitated a serious political crisis in the north of Ireland. In time, more detail will emerge as to why and...
Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:38:23 +0100Máire Drumm – A formidable force
This week marks the 50th anniversary of the death of Máire Drumm. We republish here an article first published in 2016. — Breaking the “Lower Falls Curfew” in 1970, Máire led the ‘pram invasion’ of women as they filled their prams with fo...
Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:46:07 +0100Taoiseach answered as Tipp republicans honour Seán Treacy
Tipperary republicans honoured IRA freedom fighter Seán Treacy at his Kilfeacle graveside last weekend. In her speech, Dublin City Councillor Janice Boylan replied to Mícheál Martin’s most recent diatribes against Sinn Féin.
Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:45:14 +0100We were never supposed to stand on the Garvaghy Road again
Thousands of activists travelled from all over Ireland to support the residents of Garvaghy Road. Here Lauren Slane gives a personal testimony of her experience and thoughts after standing in solidarity with the Garvaghy community.
Wed, 07 Oct 2026 10:08:03 +0100The long trail of bigotry to Garvaghy Road
It is impossible to fully understand the current impasse on Garvaghy Road without knowing what that community went through in the 1990s and what nationalists in Portadown endured for two centuries before that.
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Fri, 06 Nov 2026 08:57:58 +0000Man charged following road sign damage in Tyrone
A 31-year-old man has been charged with four counts of criminal damage after road signs, including a dual-language sign, were spray-painted in Stewartstown.
Fri, 06 Nov 2026 09:58:27 +0000Bellaghy glamping pods will help boost tourism offer
Councillor Sean Clarke has welcomed plans for the provision of 17 self-catering glamping pods at 73 Ballyscullion Road, Bellaghy, as the Sinn Féin representative strongly believes that there is strong tourism demand for facilities of this kind in wh...
Fri, 06 Nov 2026 09:51:29 +0000Mid Ulster raises objection threshold after handling 255 planning applications
At their November 3 meeting, Mid Ulster Planning Committee members were briefed on startling figures showing that a massive 255 planning applications were referred to them for determination in 2025/26 – when the second-highest NI figure was just 12...
Fri, 06 Nov 2026 09:38:37 +0000Unpaid carers facing poverty and isolation, council told
Fermanagh and Omagh councillors unanimously back greater recognition, respite and practical support for 12,600 unpaid carers across the district.
Fri, 06 Nov 2026 09:24:44 +0000Memorial appeal for heroic World War II 'Ghost Patrol' soldiers
They were known as the ‘Ghost Patrol’ by opposing Italian forces because the unit often appeared suddenly out of nowhere in the deep desert