“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.

I have just returned from Washington, where Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald met with congressional members and Irish American and Trade Union leaders. In Congress, we met a cross-section of representatives from all shades of the Republican and...

Around 150 workers at Balcas in Enniskillen are set to begin a week-long strike tomorrow (Friday) as a dispute over pay intensifies.

More than 400 trucks made their way through the streets of Fermanagh to end another successful Lady of the Lake Festival.

Ballyshannon, reputedly the oldest town in Ireland, is the town of the Gallagher clan.

There’s no show like a ‘Joe Show’.

Mid Ulster Environment committee members have praised all the dedicated residents who took part in the annual Big Spring Clean earlier this year, with some groups having collected over 200 bags of litter each.