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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