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Thu, 25 Jun 2026 18:20:00 +0100Standing for progress and against forces of the reactionary far right
Two weeks ago, racist pogroms were mounted against ethnic minority and migrant people in greater Belfast, forcing families from their homes. Elsewhere in the north of Ireland, multiple violent attacks and intimidatory protests took place. This vic...
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:39:37 +0100Bobby Sands writing in An Phoblacht/Republican News
BOBBY SANDS was the most prolific writer of the republican prisoners in the H-Blocks of Long Kesh during the Blanket Protest which lasted from 1976 until 1981. He was in prison for most of that time, being arrested in October 1976 and sentenced in Se...
Tue, 26 May 2026 21:16:17 +0100Workers' rights delayed or blocked are rights denied
Last week a large number of local trade unionists, various MLAs, and Party workers rallied together outside Parliament Buildings in Belfast to call for progress on implementation of the ‘Good Jobs Employment Rights Bill’, which is being spearhead...
Tue, 19 May 2026 13:35:26 +0100Raymond McCreesh and Patsy O’Hara – Died on hunger strike in the H-Blocks of Long Kesh
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...
Thu, 14 May 2026 08:44:37 +0100“We wouldn’t be where we are without that struggle”
Forty years after the killing of IRA Volunteer Séamus McElwain, former political prisoner, Sinn Féin MLA and republican activist Seán Lynch reflects on the man he knew, the conflict they lived through, and the political path that followed.
Impartial Reporter
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 09:20:17 +0100Investigation launched after 'ransack' of home in Fermanagh
An investigation has been launched after a house in Newtownbutler was burgled over the weekend.
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 09:27:30 +0100From difficult beginnings to teacher and a life rebuilt through determination
A man who experienced housing instability during his teenage years has spoken about the positive impact a youth charity had on his journey to independence.
Tue, 30 Jun 2026 17:10:33 +0100Man to stand trial for sexual assault on child and breaching SOPO
A Fivemiletown man is to stand trial on charges of sexually assaulting a female child and Breaching a Sexual Offences Order (SOPO), which allegedly occurred almost four years ago.
Tue, 30 Jun 2026 16:36:24 +0100Key timelines and tips for successful autumn reseeding
For many farmers, autumn reseeding represents one of the most important opportunities of the year to reset pasture performance.
Tue, 30 Jun 2026 16:04:14 +0100Fermanagh landmarks to be lit up in July for international events
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council is set to light up two of the area’s best-known landmarks this July to mark a series of significant international events and awareness initiatives.