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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...
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.
Mon, 11 May 2026 13:34:57 +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...
Fri, 08 May 2026 08:40:33 +0100The Triple Lock - the truth
There was huge interest among delegates to the presentation on the Triple Lock at last summer’s ICTU Global Solidarity School. As a result Dublin Council of Trade Unions organised a similar presentation for its delegates and a call for the Trade Un...
Tue, 05 May 2026 11:35:47 +0100Séamus gave it his all
Sinn Fein MLA Gerry Kelly gave the main oration to a gathering of over 1,000 people in Scotstown, Co. Monaghan, to honour IRA Volunteer Séamus McElwain on the 40th anniversary of his death in a British SAS ambush.
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Thu, 11 Jun 2026 08:45:00 +0100Former councillor dismisses election rumours - but not a political return
A former Sinn Féin councillor has spoken publicly to dispel rumours that he intends to stand as an "independent health candidate" in future elections.
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 07:31:00 +0100'It's a privilege': The RSPB's Nancy Reed on the joy of working for nature
For Nancy Reed, a love of wildlife began long before she embarked on a career in conservation.
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 07:10:00 +0100Man accused of child grooming and possessing indecent images
An Enniskillen man is accused of a raft of charges, including making and possessing indecent photographs of children and sexual communication with a child.
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:17:00 +0100Laurence Speight: How our everyday choices fuel environmental destruction
Although we live in an integrated world, as the disruption to the global oil and gas shipments through the Strait of Hormuz show, we don’t seem to realise that when we buy food, cosmetics, cleaning products and pet food that we are almost contribut...
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:12:00 +0100'We cannot thank you enough': Family's gratitude as Catherine makes progress
The family of a young girl living with a rare genetic condition have shared an uplifting update on her progress, revealing how months of intensive therapy have helped her achieve milestones that once seemed out of reach.