Thomas McElwee, at the age of 23, was the tenth man to join the 1981 Hunger Strike. From Bellaghy in south Derry, he was imprisoned in 1976 after a premature bomb explosion in which he lost an eye.

The state of public finances and ability to deliver decent public services in the north are facing unprecedented challenges.  For 14 years from 2010, successive British Tory administrations imposed austerity on the north. The financial allocation f...

Book Review: ‘Choosing the Struggle’ by Martina Anderson. Published by Beyond the Pale.

IRA Volunteer Kieran Doherty, TD for Cavan/Monaghan, died at 7:15pm on Sunday 2 August 1981, the day after Kevin Lynch’s death. Kieran had joined the hunger strike one day before Kevin Lynch and survived one day longer.

“The hardest place to be an Irish Republican at that time was in Britain” - Republicans in London and South Derry mark the 50th anniversary of the death of Derek Highsted.

Donegal football legend and All-Ireland winner James McHugh has died following a road traffic collision in Co. Cavan.

Tributes have been paid to well-known Fermanagh businessman Seamus McGovern, who has died peacefully at his home surrounded by his family.

Tenor Andrew Irwin paid tribute to Frank Sinatra with a jazz and swing concert at Saddlers, featuring Rat Pack classics and guest performances in the UK.

A father of three children, whose driving caused them to suffer “devastating injuries”, has been fined and banned from driving at Enniskillen Magistrates’ Court.

A Fivemiletown woman, who allegedly attacked a man with a fork has had her case put back to September 7, at Enniskillen Magistrates Court.