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'The name of Sean Brown will haunt the British establishment' - reaction to RTÉ documentary

The RTÉ documentary, Murder of a GAA Chairman, on the abduction from a GAA ground and murder of Sean Brown, has provoked a strong response and added to further calls for a public inquiry into the case. Murdered locking up his GAA club in 1997, Sean ...

23 Apr 2024 at 15:09

Arts & Entertainment

PICTURES: Did we see you at Wolfe Tones in Stradbally? Packed crowd hits main stage for big trad show

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18 Aug 2024 at 21:34

National News

DUP politician calls on Féile sponsors to condemn pro-IRA chanting at Wolfe Tones gig

Organisations which fund Féile An Phobail have been challenged to state their position on an incident of pro-IRA chanting on the last night of the festival. There were pro-IRA chants as the Wolfe Tones played their annual gig on Sunday evening. ...

16 Aug 2022 at 17:15

GAA

GAA club show support to family of murdered Sean Brown

Bellaghy Wolfe Tones GAC has called on the entire Association to support the family of murdered GAA official Sean Brown. Mr Brown was attacked and beaten by an LVF gang as he locked the gates at the Bellaghy club on May 12 1997. He was then ...

22 Dec 2023 at 11:48

Northern Ireland

People looking to UK Government to do right thing over Brown murder – McDonald

People throughout Ireland are looking to the UK Government to “do the right thing” in setting up a public inquiry into the murder of Sean Brown, Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald has said. Ms McDonald, party vice president Michelle ...

14 Apr 2025 at 13:09

National News

WATCH: Help us find these Electric Picnic lovebirds who got engaged during Wolfe Tones' Grace

A cute wedding proposal was captured on video at Electric Picnic during the Wolfe Tones Main Stage set. The search is on to find out the names of this couple, filmed by Máirtín Óg as the Wolfe Tones belted out Grace. A man went ...

20 Aug 2024 at 15:12

National News

Body of woman aged in her 70s found in house fire in Limerick

A woman aged in her 70s has died in a house fire in the early hours of Saturday in Limerick, gardai have said. Gardai and emergency services were called to the scene of the blaze at Wolfe Tone Street in the city on Saturday ...

03 May 2025 at 12:02

IT'S NOT TOO LATE - Date announced for sale of final tickets for Electric Picnic

Arts & Entertainment

REVEALED: Date announced for when final tickets for Electric Picnic will go on sale and how to get them

Fans who hadn't yet managed to get tickets to this year's Electric Picnic are being offered a lifeline as festival sponsor Three mark their return to the festival with the announcement of some last minute lifeline tickets. ...

15 Jul 2024 at 17:01

Soccer

UEFA launch investigation into 'Up the 'Ra' chants in Ireland's dressing room after playoff win

UEFA have announced that they will investigate the pro-IRA chants sung in Ireland's dressing room following the Girls in Green's 1-0 playoff victory over Scotland at Hampden Park on Tuesday night which saw them qualify ...

13 Oct 2022 at 15:25

National News

Inquest into 1997 shooting of GAA official Sean Brown to open in March

The first stage of an inquest into the fatal shooting of a GAA official in Co Derry 26 years ago is set to open next month. Sean Brown, 61, was abducted in Bellaghy by loyalist terrorists and shot dead in May 1997. He ...

22 Feb 2023 at 17:22

National News

People divided as Wolfe Tone revellers chant 'Up The Ra' at Electric Picnic

Revellers chanting 'Ooh, Ah, Up The Ra' during the Wolfe Tones gig at Electric Picnic at the weekend has divided the nation with some suggesting they were 'romanticising' the IRA and the Troubles. The Irish rebel ...

04 Sept 2023 at 13:25

Northern Ireland

Family of Sean Brown has waited too long for truth – Simon Harris

The family of murdered GAA official Sean Brown has waited “too long” for truth and justice, Ireland’s deputy premier Simon Harris has said. Speaking after a meeting of the British-Irish Intergovernmental ...

24 Apr 2025 at 18:05

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