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
McGurk’s Bar bombing families to present new evidence to Police Ombudsman on Friday
9 December 2016
‘The new documents completely undermine all the Historical Enquiries Team’s and even the Ombudsman’s reports into the tragedy’ Free article
Brexit will send ‘economic shockwaves’ across the 32 counties
8 December 2016
Debate opened up as Sinn Féin launches new discussion document on EU special status for North of Ireland Free article
Gerry Adams’s statement to Dáil on killing of Chief Prison Officer Brian Stack
7 December 2016
‘The shooting of Brian Stack was wrong. It was a grievous loss for his family and should never have happened’ Free article
Several hundred protest at Dáil for cystic fibrosis drug – Gerry Adams presses Taoiseach at Leaders’ Questions
7 December 2016
‘Many families are valiantly battling for the opportunity to access the potentially life-changing drug’ – Gerry Adams Free article
Thinking about Palestine and meeting Hamas . . . on Brigid’s birthday
6 December 2016
Whatever about Western – or even Irish – ideological, political or theological views of Hamas, it exists as an integral part of Palestinian society and its diaspora Free article
Michael Mansfield QC accuses British Government over Ballymurphy inquest delays
4 December 2016
Coroner refuses date for inquest because London blocks £10million funding for 50 conflict-related inquests into deaths of almost 100 people Free article
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael leaders’ ‘opportunist and contemptible’ attack – Gerry Adams responds
2 December 2016
‘I am not surprised at the way in which Sinn Féin’s political opponents have dealt with this, but my meetings with the Stack family and my agreement to try to help was done in good faith’ – Gerry Adams Free article
We can’t afford a pay rise? We can’t afford a low-income and high-cost society
2 December 2016
Significant rises in the cost of health, housing, education, childcare and transport have put enormous pressure on Irish households Free article
Why do Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil deny Irish citizens a vote in electing the President of Ireland?
1 December 2016
One day Mícheál Martin is in Belfast saying he’ll stand up for Irish citizens, on another day when he’s back in Dublin . . . Free article
Fidel Castro – People’s Book of Condolences opened by Sinn Féin at Belfast City Hall
30 November 2016
Respects shown to one of the major figures of the 20th century Free article
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