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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

‘Ticket touts Bill’ to be given a Dáil pass on Thursday

10 May 2017

Sinn Féin TD Maurice Quinlivan’s Bill a strike against scalpers Free article

SDLP urged to rethink standing in constituencies that could be won from pro-Brexit unionism

10 May 2017

Only Sinn Féin can take North Belfast and Fermanagh & South Tyrone out of unionist pro-Brexit hands Free article

Unionists step up attacks on North’s Director of Public Prosecutions over British Army charges

9 May 2017

DPP under fire for reinstating murder charge against soldier accused of shooting dead fleeing man with learning difficulties Free article

Martin McGuinness honoured at Belfast celebration of his life

8 May 2017

Tribute to the man who committed his whole adult life to the struggle for Irish freedom Free article

Republicans marking Bobby Sands anniversary show solidarity with Palestinian hunger strike

8 May 2017

Former hunger strikers and protesting political prisoners from Long Kesh and Armagh remember their struggle and comrades who gave their all Free article

1969 Palestinian revolutionary icon Leila Khaled joins hunger strike

8 May 2017

Catholic Patriarch also hunger strikes in solidarity with Palestinians in Israeli jails Free article

No room for complacency in Brexit negotiations, says Oireachtas Good Friday Committee

6 May 2017

TDs and senators reiterate support for Irish Language Act in the North Free article

Bobby Sands MP – Died 5 May 1981 on hunger strike in the H-Blocks of Long Kesh

5 May 2017

5 May 1981 was one of the most defining days in Irish history. It was the day that Bobby Sands, the 27-year-old Member of Parliament for Fermanagh/South Tyrone, died on hunger strike in the H-Blocks of Long Kesh as part of the republican prisoners’ campaign for the restoration of political status. Free article

Good Friday Committee’s concern at Tony Taylor’s arrest and detention without trial

5 May 2017

Oireachtas members want meeting with British Secretary of State on Maghaberry Prison Free article

‘A victory for women’s health’ – Sinn Féin maternity services motion is backed by Dáil

4 May 2017

New National Maternity Hospital will be built, will remain entirely in public ownership, and will have legally guaranteed independence, says Louise O’Reilly TD Free article

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