A Basque militant once said that national liberation struggle and socialism are two sides of the same coin—words that still ring true today. The Basque people have endured great challenges in the pursuit of freedom.  Conor Murphy once remarked at...

An historic statement was issued by Óglaigh na hÉireann, the Irish Republican Army on Thursday 28 July 2005. It brought an end to the IRA’s armed campaign and opened a new phase in the Republican struggle.

Every now and again, the ghost of the Orange State appears to remind us of the bad old days. In those days, the Orange Order marched where it wanted, when it wanted and made sure we knew of its privileged position. The Orange State was supreme. All ...

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.

THE sister of a mother who died alongside her children in an horrific shooting incident in Maguiresbridge paid a heartbreaking tribute at their funeral today (Saturday).

There will be some disruption to traffic in Derrygonnelly this Saturday, August 2, as the County Fermanagh Grand Black Chapter annual commemoration takes place in the village.

Richard McFarland (48) from Corickbeg Road, Plumridge was previously said to be, “Infatuated with the woman and the messages to her were amorous in nature” at one stage claiming to be the father of her baby, despite never meeting or knowing her p...

A man accused of multiple public order offences has secured a four-day relaxation of his bail conditions in order to attend a 'Britain’s Got Talent' audition in Wales, a court has heard.

A great many delights await the visitor to Eglish, the land of drumlins, small fertile fields, rivers, woodlands and lakes.