Like many of you I have been shocked and distressed by the appalling events in the Middle East. The attack by Hamas fighters which targeted civilia...

The scale of the assault by Palestinian fighters into Israel last weekend is unparalleled. The scenes of death and destruction on both sides are he...

Anyone who knew David Ervine, or knows of him, will appreciate the title of Bobby Niblock’s play - "The Man Who Swallowed A Dictionary." In its hum...

UP THE SHORE i The lough will claim a victim every year. It has virtue that hardens wood to stone. There is a town sunk beneath its water. It is th...

As regular readers of this column know I have been involved for a very long time in the campaign to protect and develop as a historic and cultural ...

In 1986 I gave a talk at a Sinn Féin conference which became known by activists of my vintage as The Road to Cork or The Bus to Cork. More of that ...

This column will be in Cork, le cuidiu Dia, to attend the National Hunger Strike Commemoration on Sunday. It’s the first time that this annual even...

In the course of almost 60 years of activism I have been very lucky to meet many wonderful, committed, compassionate republicans. On Saturday, in B...

I had the privilege of attending many of the debates and discussions which are a unique and vital part of Féile an Phobail. Well done to all the pa...

A great crowd turned out on Monday morning in Lombard Street in Belfast City Centre for the unveiling by Belfast City Ard Mheara (Lord Mayor) Ryan ...

I am a longtime fan of Tony Bennett. News of his death at the fine age of ninety six brings an end to an amazing life and a wonderful singing caree...

Two weeks ago Niall O’Dowd, founder of the Irish American newspaper The Irish Voice, announced that it was to close after 36 years. The New York-ba...