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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

PSNI inaction on Billy Wright sectarian hate crime banner raised by Relatives for Justice

21 July 2016

Banner with quote mocking killings replaced after public outrage Free article

Prime Minister Theresa May to be challenged by Martin McGuinness to release funding for inquests

20 July 2016

EU Commissioner for Human Rights has also called on the British Government to release finance Free article

Remembering 1981 – ‘Thatcher’s Madness’

19 July 2016

“Never at any other moment in the last 12 years have we witnessed a darker period than these last few months . . .” – An Phoblacht/Republican News, 19 July 1981 Free article

Collusion – Unanswered questions over RUC involvement in UVF attack on Thierafurth Inn

18 July 2016

UVF/RUC death squad allowed to run unchecked in County Down went on to carry out Loughinisland ‘World Cup Massacre’ Free article

Tories in London don’t give a damn about people in the North – unionist or nationalist, says Martin McGuinness

16 July 2016

Brexit and new Westminster government put focus again on who is acting in best interests of people in Ireland Free article

Theresa Villiers ‘won’t be missed’ – Sinn Féin

14 July 2016

Position of Secretary of State should be abolished and powers transferred to Assembly, John O’Dowd says as Tory lawyer James Brokenshire takes over Free article

Chilcot – A British inquiry to serve British political needs

13 July 2016

Among the cheerleaders for the Iraq War were all of the North’s unionist politicians Free article

Irish Government must be ‘on top of their game’ in dealing with new British Prime Minister on Good Friday Agreement and Brexit

12 July 2016

New British Prime Minister Theresa May’s open opposition to cornerstone of Good Friday Agreement worries Gerry Adams Free article

Tyrone MLA files hate crime complaint over loyalist bonfire

12 July 2016

‘Bonfires adorned with posters, effigies and Irish national flags have absolutely nothing to do with culture’ Free article

Ulster Unionist MP apologises for tweeting photo of Twelfth bonfire topped with Tricolour

12 July 2016

Martin McGuinness says tweet by UUP MP Danny Kinahan ‘very disappointing’ Free article

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