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.

Police in Omagh have seized a quad bike after two riders fled from officers during a patrol in Carrickmore.

A man in his 90s has died following a workplace accident in Ballinamore, Co Leitrim.

A 35-year-old man has been charged after police responded to a report of a disturbance in Coalisland.

What began as a 25-year-old jam business has grown into a thriving farm shop and coffee destination, with its owners now hoping to attract visitors from across Fermanagh and beyond.

Former SDLP MLA Richie McPhillips is to return to electoral politics as an Independent candidate in next year’s council elections, saying he no longer has confidence that his former party is connecting with voters.