Eighty years ago on 26 June 1945 the Charter of the United Nations was adopted. It became a foundational legal document which committed the international community to work together to prevent future wars, uphold human rights and foster the conditions...

World renowned Irish artist Jim Fitzpatrick has made a new portrait of 1916 activist Elizabeth O’Farrell, the Cumann na mBan nurse who famously braved British Army gunfire on Moore Street to take Pearse’s surrender note to the British forces, and...

One hundred years ago in June 1925 the first paper to bear the title 'An Phoblacht' was published. It was to last for 12 turbulent years and to leave a legacy of lively campaigning republican journalism.

A century ago in the summer of 1925 the Boundary Commission established under the Anglo-Irish Treaty was hearing evidence on the ground in the Six Counties as it prepared its report and considered what changes if any should be made to the border that...

In early May, I brought a motion to the regional Assembly in the north of Ireland urging all members, regardless of different political outlooks, to call upon the Irish government to fulfil its responsibility and finally extend the right to vote in I...

PROVISION of acute services at the South West Acute Hospital (SWAH) remains a "top priority" for the Western Trust, a press conference has heard.

As the funeral procession passed through Clogher, there was a solemn moment of reflection as it paused at Wm Stockdale & Sons, which Mr. Robinson worked tirelessly to grow over the course of his life.

A convicted recidivist sex-offender has been returned for trial accused of breaching a Sexual Offences Prevention Order (SOPO).

Sinn Féin MP Pat Cullen has expressed deep concerns following the announcement by the Western Trust that it will publish a consultation on the permanent removal of emergency general surgery (EGS) at the South West Acute Hospital (SWAH).

THE community of Bellanaleck is in mourning following the passing of much-loved singer/songwriter, Michael (Mickey) MacConnell.