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Sat, 20 May 2023 11:02:26 +0100Raymond McCreesh and Patsy O’Hara – Died on hunger strike in the H-Blocks of Long Kesh, 21 May 1981
THURSDAY, 21 MAY 1981, witnessed the deaths of two more Hunger Strikers. Raymond McCreesh passed away at 2:30am. That evening, Patsy O’Hara died. The deaths of Raymond and Patsy – who had started the strike on the same day, died on the same day a...
Fri, 12 May 2023 13:52:38 +0100New Opportunities for the Basque Peace Process
Declan Kearney has said constructive diplomatic and political initiatives will bring important impetus to the achievement of a permanent and democratic peace settlement in the Basque Country.
Thu, 11 May 2023 10:57:19 +0100Francis Hughes – Died on 12 May 1981 on hunger strike in the H-Blocks
The death of Francis Hughes at the age of 25 on hunger strike in the H-Blocks of Long Kesh saw not the end of a legend but a new chapter in what was, by any measure, the story of one of the most fearless and tenacious guerrilla fighters of the 20th C...
Wed, 10 May 2023 13:04:18 +0100Defending the Good Friday Agreement
A collection of current and former Sinn Fein MPs met in London with members of the legal profession, trade unionists, political activists, and members of the Irish community in Britain to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement.
Thu, 04 May 2023 15:10:58 +0100Bobby Sands MP – Died 5 May 1981 on hunger strike in the H-Blocks of Long Kesh
5 May 1981 was one of the most defining days in Irish history. It was the day that Bobby Sands, the 27-year-old Member of Parliament for Fermanagh/South Tyrone, died on hunger strike in the H-Blocks of Long Kesh as part of the republican prisoners’...
Impartial Reporter
Wed, 07 Jun 2023 07:50:00 +0100Memories down the years in The Impartial Reporter
Memories down the years in The Impartial Reporter
Wed, 07 Jun 2023 07:50:00 +0100Lisnaskea Historical Society set to host Old Tyme Market Day
Lisnaskea Historical Society are hosting this year’s Olde Tyme Market Day on the morning of Friday, June 9 in the Corn Market Yard, Lisnaskea Main Street, by kind permission of the Fairs and Markets, Lisnaskea.
Wed, 07 Jun 2023 07:30:00 +0100Memories 100 Years Ago in The Impartial Reporter
We have received five inquiries as to who and what was the Saint Macartan and the St. Fergus after whom the Cathedral Church of Enniskillen is to be named: and we regret to say that we are in the same position as the general public – we know very l...
Wed, 07 Jun 2023 07:20:00 +0100Memories, May, 2003 - Storytelling is thriving in Killesher
Storytelling is thriving in Killesher, Co. Fermanagh. And when it comes to composing good stories, the locality’s young people appear to have been doing their homework.
Tue, 06 Jun 2023 15:42:00 +0100Fermanagh pair convicted after 'campaign of blackmail'
A man and woman have been sentenced today, Tuesday 6th June, for blackmail-related offences.