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The death of Michael Devine

19 August 2026

August 20th marks the death of Michael Devine, the 10th republican hunger striker to die in 1981. Born in Derry, Devine grew up in the tumult of the civil rights protests, internment and Bloody Sunday in January 1972. He died after 60 days on hunger strike. The same day that voters in Fermanagh and South Tyrone elected H-Block candidate Owen Carron as an MP. Free article

'32-32-32' – 32 penalties in 32 counties and giving homelessness the boot

4 July 2012

Barry McElduff and Tyrone's Plunkett ‘Oz’ McCann on all-Ireland fund-raising drive for Simon Community Free article

‘Bail-outs to the financial vampires of banking must end’ – Sinn Féin MEP

3 July 2012

Martina Anderson after European Parliament debate on the conclusions of last week’s European Council summit Free article

Paraguay coup: GUE/NGL MEPs meet ousted President to express solidarity

3 July 2012

Fernando Lugo was ousted in a recent coup by oligarch-backed Federico Franco Free article

Clonakilty Mayor appeals to ex-pats to hold flood relief fund-raisers

3 July 2012

New official Clonakilty Flood Relief website now live at www.clonflood.com Free article

Award-winning play ‘Ballymurphy: The Aftermath’ – Tickets available now

3 July 2012

Written by Brenda Murphy, who was 17 years old when she saw the Paras start shooting – her uncle was one of the 11 killed in 'West Belfast's Bloody Sunday' Free article

New youth campaign against unemployment and emigration

2 July 2012

Events organised by Sinn Féin Republican Youth will take place all over Ireland in the coming weeks Free article

Launch of Tyrone Volunteers Day – July 13th

2 July 2012

The annual commemoration remembers the 56 Volunteers of the IRA's Tyrone Brigade and three Sinn Féin activists who lost their lives during the conflict Free article