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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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Tue, 02 Jun 2026 21:44:25 +0100Golfer records hole-in-one to win charity competition
A golfer has recorded a rare and memorable hole-in-one, providing the standout moment in a busy period of club competition.
Tue, 02 Jun 2026 21:11:47 +0100Tempo man claims British and Irish Jiu Jitsu titles in dream week
A young athlete from Tempo has achieved a remarkable double success on the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu circuit, securing both British and Irish championship titles within the space of a week.
Tue, 02 Jun 2026 17:51:33 +0100Former US envoy Joe Kennedy to return to Fermanagh as SheVentures speaker
Former United States Special Envoy for Northern Ireland Joe Kennedy III is set to return to Fermanagh next week as a high‑profile speaker at SheVentures 2026 on Lusty Beg Island.
Tue, 02 Jun 2026 17:08:02 +0100'Twelfth Flasher' convicted of possessing magic mushrooms at Fermanagh beauty spot
A woman nick-named the 'Twelfth Flasher' after exposing her breast during a Twelfth Parade in Belfast has been convicted of possessing magic mushrooms, which are categorised as Class A drugs containing Psilocybin and Psilocin.
Tue, 02 Jun 2026 16:38:49 +0100CEOs, BAFTA-winning director and a Kennedy to attend Lusty Beg conference
Former US Special Envoy for Northern Ireland Joe Kennedy III, ex‑US Ambassador to Ireland Claire Cronin and Eden Project co‑founder Sir Tim Smit KBE are among the headline names coming to Lusty Beg Island next week for SheVentures 2026: The Coura...