Tyrone remembers

Gary Hurson, a nephew of Martin, being presented with the trophy by Brendan Hurson. Also in the picture are Brian McGurk of the beaten finalists Galbally and Dungannon Sinn Féin councillor Seán McGuigan

Charlie Ferris stood alongside Paul Hogan at the republican memorial plot in the small village of Cappagh on Tuesday evening 13 July.

Both were attending the annual Tyrone Volunteers Commemoration parade and had gathered with hundreds of republicans who braved the rain to take part in the march from nearby Galbally.

Ferris, a veteran Tyrone republican, is 88 years of age and has been involved in republican political activity all his adult life.

Paul Hogan, 21, who is one of Sinn Féin's youngest political representatives and was recently elected to Athlone Town Council in County Westmeath, sees himself as the first of many.

Together, Ferris and Hogan represent the continuity of the republican struggle and show how our republican philosophy, transcending the generations, is the key to the success of our struggle.

Gerry McHugh, from Fermanagh, was the main speaker at the commemoration and he emphasised how over the years the British forces, including their proxies in the loyalist death squads, "had thrown everything they could at Tyrone republicans to break their spirit and resolve but had not succeeded".

Earlier in the day, the Martin Hurson football team won the final of the Martin Hurson Cup by beating Galbally.

• Pictured is Gary Hurson, a nephew of Martin, being presented with the trophy by Brendan Hurson. Also in the picture are Brian McGurk of the beaten finalists Galbally and Dungannon Sinn Féin councillor Seán McGuigan.