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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

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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