Scandals we need to remember
12 September 2026
Renowned Irish journalist Frank Connolly exposed some of the biggest scandals that rocked the political establishment and led to tribunals of inquiry and the resignation of at least one Taoiseach. Here Mícheál Mac Donncha interviews him about corruption then and now. Free article
Anti-Irish ‘Famine Song’ at Glasgow Orange Walk brings warning by council
6 July 2017
Anti-sectarian group Nil by Mouth asked that, if the Orange Order is a religious and cultural organisation, ‘What would be the relevance of a Beach Boys song?’ Free article
Police handlers of UVF agent must now be brought to account
5 July 2017
Gary Haggarty will have a charge sheet with 500 offences on it – as an insight into what RUC Special Branch were prepared to tolerate from a loyalist agent, it beggars belief Free article
Racist ‘Famine Song’ sung on Orange Walk in Glasgow – Police Scotland pressed to investigate
4 July 2017
Show Racism the Red Card urges people to contact police Free article
Sinn Féin leader’s frustration at DUP blocking agreement at Stormont
3 July 2017
Tory minister Brokenshire’s House of Commons statement ‘most unhelpful’ Free article
Thousands rally in Belfast for marriage equality
2 July 2017
DUP can no longer stick their heads in the sand and block equality and rights for citizens in the North, says Sinn Féin MLA Megan Fearon Free article
Unionists have nothing to fear from a united Ireland
1 July 2017
British identity can and must be accommodated in an agreed, united Ireland, writes Sinn Féin MEP Matt Carthy Free article
Michael Gaughan Commemoration at his home town in Mayo
30 June 2017
‘Michael Gaughan’s and Frank Stagg’s commitment to Irish reunification and justice continues to be and inspiration to me and other republicans in Mayo and beyond’ – Senator Rose Conway Walsh Free article
Dáil parties agree Sinn Féin Bill to stop tactical insolvencies denying workers’ rights
30 June 2017
Bill sets out to tackle the practice by ‘certain unscrupulous employers’ to transfer assets from their company to a holding company to avoid paying their bills and redundancy settlements Free article
Serious questions surround DUP ‘solution’ to RHI debacle, says Sinn Féin MLA Máirtín Ó Muilleoir
30 June 2017
‘These revelations about the squandering of public money underline the vital role of Judge Coghlin’s public inquiry in getting to the truth of the RHI scandal’ Free article
UN announcement on FARC weapons welcomed by Sinn Féin – Colombian Government urged to deliver on peace deal and prisoners
29 June 2017
Deputy Seán Crowe called on the Colombian Government to deliver its side of the peace agreement and to urgently resolve its outstanding obligations, including the release of all qualifying prisoners Free article
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