IRA Volunteer Kieran Doherty, TD for Cavan/Monaghan, died at 7:15pm on Sunday 2 August 1981, the day after Kevin Lynch’s death. Kieran had joined the hunger strike one day before Kevin Lynch and survived one day longer.

He spent 71 days on hunger strike from 23 May 1981. He died on 1 August 1981.

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 ...

FERMANAGH and Omagh District Council has not received any formal complaints relating to a potential move to an online booking system for its refuse centres.

AN anti-mining group has welcomed a departmental decision to re-consult on local mining licences due to an "oversight" regarding a public notice.

IT is possible that "subsurface archaeological deposits" will be uncovered when Enniskillen Library is demolished for redevelopment.

THE rise of online gambling is having an untold impact on families on both sides of the Border, yet many sufferers do not seek help until it is too late, a local addiction specialist has warned.

A Fermanagh man who is currently behind bars for non-recent child sexual abuse offences has received a further three-week prison sentence for unpaid driving fines.