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.

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...

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...

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.

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’...

A busy Donegal road remains shut with fire crews spending the night battling a blaze at a premises near Donegal Town.

A planning application for 19 dwellings at the junction of Ardboe Road and Kilmascally Road, Dungannon, has been deferred to give the applicant an opportunity to scale down his plans, so as not to exceed NI Water capacity and meet other planning requ...

15 Bayview Close is an immaculately presented, fully refurbished three-bedroom mid-terrace home in a small cul-de-sac development in Tamlaght, just a short drive from Enniskillen.

Pilgrim’s Europe’s farming partners from across Northern Ireland have been applauded for their outstanding commitment and dedication at the company’s 2026 Farmer Awards, held at the 157th Balmoral Show.  

The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) is inviting applications from sheep farmers interested in attending an Innovation Visit as part of the Farming for Sustainability – Innovation Scheme.