THE death of IRA Volunteer Martin Hurson on 13 July 1981, after 46 days on the Hunger Strike, was unexpected. The suddenness of his death, coming only five days after that of Joe McDonnell, came as a shock since two other Hunger Strikers – Kieran D...

JOE McDONNELL was the fifth Hunger Striker to die due to the intransigence of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and her government.

I have just returned from Washington, where Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald met with congressional members and Irish American and Trade Union leaders. In Congress, we met a cross-section of representatives from all shades of the Republican and...

The grave of Theobald Wolfe Tone at Bodenstown was for long the site of the largest annual national gathering of republicans. Other events may since have overtaken it in numbers, but it remains the spiritual home of Irish Republicanism and a renewed ...

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...

Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson is to launch an appeal after being convicted of a string of child sex offences.

South West Acute Hospital campaigners have accused the Health Minister and Western Trust of “deepening frustration” and failing to deliver on a promise to quickly produce a vision for the future of the Enniskillen hospital, one year after that co...

The Western Health and Social Care Trust has announced the appointment of Brian Telford as Vice Chair of its Board following a vote by members at the Trust's July 2026 Board meeting.

South West Acute Hospital services will continue as normal next week despite the planned closure of the A32 Irvinestown Road for major resurfacing works, with a special shuttle bus service being put in place to help patients and visitors reach the...

Ederney artist Eddie Mc Nulty, whose portraits were praised for their lifelike detail and depth, has died on 14 July 2026 at South West Acute Hospital, Enniskillen, aged in his 80s.