Local Liverpool trade unionist and political activist groups marched through the heart of the city centre last weekend to mark the contribution of local International Brigade volunteers in the Spanish Civil War.

“The prospect of Irish unity is no longer a distant dream. It is an achievable objective. That did not happen by accident. It was built by generations of republicans who refused to surrender hope.” So said Martina Anderson, speaking at the 50th a...

Ninety years ago today on 17 July 1936, Spanish generals led by Francisco Franco began a coup against the democratically elected government of the Spanish Republic.

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.

Police have urged residents living near a peatland fire in the Dungannon area to keep their windows closed overnight due to significant smoke.

A 26-year-old man has been charged in connection with a serious road traffic collision involving a van and a quad bike in Omagh which left a man and an eight-year-old girl with serious injuries.

A 26-year-old man has been arrested after a serious road traffic collision involving a van and a quad bike in Omagh left a man and a young girl with serious injuries.

Tributes have been paid across Northern Ireland following the death of legendary broadcaster Gerry Kelly, who died at his home on July 26, 2026, aged 77, after a period of illness

Motorists are being urged to avoid part of Omagh following a serious two-vehicle road traffic collision.