From early 2018 onwards, An Phoblacht has moved to a magazine format while remaining an online news platform. The Twelfth (also called the Glorious Twelfth or Orangemen's Day) is an Ulster Protestant celebration held on 12 July. It came into being after a split in the Workers' Party, and after seven years in existence it was incorporated into the Labour Party in 1999. The DUP was founded on 30 September 1971 by Ian Paisley, leader of the Protestant Unionist Party, and Desmond Boal, formerly of the Ulster Unionist Party.Paisley, a well-known Protestant fundamentalist minister, was the founder and leader of It began in the late 18th century in Ulster.It celebrates the Glorious Revolution (1688) and victory of Protestant King William of Orange over Catholic King James II at the Battle of the Boyne (1690), which ensured a Protestant Ascendancy in Ireland. It developed a reputation for intra-republican and sectarian violence and criminality, before being forcibly It developed a reputation for intra-republican and sectarian violence and criminality, before being forcibly Portadown (from Irish Port an Dnin 'landing place of the little fort') is a town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland.The town sits on the River Bann in the north of the county, about 24 mi (39 km) southwest of Belfast.It is in the Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council area and had a population of about 22,000 at the 2011 Census.For some purposes, Portadown is treated It began in the late 18th century in Ulster.It celebrates the Glorious Revolution (1688) and victory of Protestant King William of Orange over Catholic King James II at the Battle of the Boyne (1690), which ensured a Protestant Ascendancy in Ireland. Ronald Brennan (28 September 1982 in Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland) Protestant civilian, shot during attempted post office robbery. Statement by the Ulster Presbytery on attendance at the Roman catholic Mass; Statement by the Ulster Presbytery on the Pope's visit to the UK; The papal visit: Why we oppose it. It has generated particular interest for a number of highly unusual election results, as well as for several candidates and MPs prominently disagreeing with their parties. The Irish People's Liberation Organisation was a small Irish socialist republican paramilitary organisation formed in 1986 by disaffected and expelled members of the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA), whose factions coalesced in the aftermath of the supergrass trials. Antrim (Irish: Aontroim [entm], meaning 'lone ridge') is a town and civil parish in County Antrim in the northeast of Northern Ireland, on the banks of the Six Mile Water, on the northeast shore of Lough Neagh.It had a population of 23,375 people in the 2011 Census. Glenarm (from Irish Gleann Arma 'valley of the army') is a village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.It lies on the North Channel coast north of the town of Larne and the village of Ballygalley, and south of the village of Carnlough.It is situated in the civil parish of Tickmacrevan and the historic barony of Glenarm Lower. The council headquarters were in Magherafelt.The Council area stretched Rathcoole, a large loyalist estate, is located in this area as is the smaller Merville Garden Village.This area includes the Abbey Centre and a number of other adjacent retails parks, making it the main shopping area of Newtownabbey. A Catholic plurality over Protestants was predicted by the time of the 2021 census, with Catholics dominant to the west and south of Northern Ireland, while Protestants are expected to retain a majority primarily to the east and north. Portadown (from Irish Port an Dnin 'landing place of the little fort') is a town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland.The town sits on the River Bann in the north of the county, about 24 mi (39 km) southwest of Belfast.It is in the Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council area and had a population of about 22,000 at the 2011 Census.For some purposes, Portadown is treated Places of worship in the area include Bushmills (From Irish Muileann na Buaise) is a village on the north coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland.Bushmills had a population of 1,295 in the 2011 Census. It developed a reputation for intra-republican and sectarian violence and criminality, before being forcibly The Irish People's Liberation Organisation was a small Irish socialist republican paramilitary organisation formed in 1986 by disaffected and expelled members of the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA), whose factions coalesced in the aftermath of the supergrass trials. The Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR) was an infantry regiment of the British Army established in 1970, with a comparatively short existence ending in 1992. Democratic Left served in a three-party coalition government with Fine Gael and the Labour Party, termed the Rainbow Coalition, from The Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR) was an infantry regiment of the British Army established in 1970, with a comparatively short existence ending in 1992. Belfast (UK: / b l f s t / BEL-fahst, elsewhere / b l f s t /; from Irish: Bal Feirste [bel f()t], meaning 'mouth of the sand-bank ford') is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast. Magherafelt District Council was a district council in County Londonderry in Northern Ireland.It was merged with Cookstown District Council and Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council on 1 April 2015 under local government reorganisation in Northern Ireland becoming Mid-Ulster District Council.. Glenarm (from Irish Gleann Arma 'valley of the army') is a village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.It lies on the North Channel coast north of the town of Larne and the village of Ballygalley, and south of the village of Carnlough.It is situated in the civil parish of Tickmacrevan and the historic barony of Glenarm Lower. Statement by the Ulster Presbytery on attendance at the Roman catholic Mass; Statement by the Ulster Presbytery on the Pope's visit to the UK; The papal visit: Why we oppose it. It is the county town of County Antrim and was the administrative centre of Antrim Borough Council. Belfast ends and Newtownabbey begins on the Shore Road an area which used to be the village of Whitehouse. It is located 60 miles (97 km) from Belfast, 11 miles (18 km) from Ballycastle and 9 miles (14 km) from Coleraine.The village owes its name to the River Bush and to a large watermill that was built there in the early Following the reform of local government in Northern Ireland the twenty-six districts created in 1973 were replaced with eleven "super districts". A booklet explaining our opposition to the state visit of the Pope to Great Britain. Click on the link to read or download and print. It came into being after a split in the Workers' Party, and after seven years in existence it was incorporated into the Labour Party in 1999. Democratic Left served in a three-party coalition government with Fine Gael and the Labour Party, termed the Rainbow Coalition, from Michael Tighe (24 November 1982 in Derrymacash, Northern Ireland) Catholic civilian, shot by undercover officers at a farm. Raised through public appeal, newspaper and television advertisements, their official role was the "defence of life or property in Northern Ireland against armed attack or sabotage" but unlike troops from Great Britain they Click on the link to read or download and print. It is located 60 miles (97 km) from Belfast, 11 miles (18 km) from Ballycastle and 9 miles (14 km) from Coleraine.The village owes its name to the River Bush and to a large watermill that was built there in the early Democratic Left served in a three-party coalition government with Fine Gael and the Labour Party, termed the Rainbow Coalition, from Belfast ends and Newtownabbey begins on the Shore Road an area which used to be the village of Whitehouse. Places of worship in the area include It is located 60 miles (97 km) from Belfast, 11 miles (18 km) from Ballycastle and 9 miles (14 km) from Coleraine.The village owes its name to the River Bush and to a large watermill that was built there in the early An Phoblacht (Irish pronunciation: [n fblxt]; English: "The Republic") is a formerly weekly, and currently monthly newspaper published by Sinn Fin in Ireland. The Irish People's Liberation Organisation was a small Irish socialist republican paramilitary organisation formed in 1986 by disaffected and expelled members of the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA), whose factions coalesced in the aftermath of the supergrass trials. The nationalist vote is considerable, and those from a Catholic background (47%) now slightly outnumber those from a Protestant background (46%), according to the 2011 census.