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
On This Day, 1976 – Rosie Hackett dies (Obituary by Máire Comerford)
4 July 2016
Connolly’s office was behind the shop. Rosie was the sentry on the way in from the street who knew whom to expect. Free article
'Break Thatcher!' – From An Phoblacht/Republican News, 4 July 1981
4 July 2016
“The world knows that there is a war of national liberation in Ireland, the world knows there are persecuted Irish political prisoners being held in the worst jail and only prison camp in Europe . . . This has all been brought about by the courageous republican Hunger Strikers” Free article
Protesters demand action on 'rip-off' motor insurance hikes
4 July 2016
Protesters took to the streets of Dublin over spiralling car and motor insurance premiums Free article
Brexit has unleashed a ‘Titanic’ battle
2 July 2016
The result of the EU referendum has once more brought into sharp focus the fault line of partition at the heart of Irish politics Free article
Captured, handcuffed and then shot by RUC
1 July 2016
Police Ombudsman probes 1991 RUC killing of unarmed IRA Volunteer Colum Marks in County Down Free article
Ardoyne Orange parade talks ‘made progress’ despite no breakthrough
30 June 2016
A press conference had been arranged in a Belfast hotel for Monday afternoon to make public details of the plan Free article
'We can no longer afford a divided Ireland'
30 June 2016
Hundreds attend rally in Dublin calling for a referendum on a united Ireland Free article
Anti-Austerity Alliance/People Before Profit TDs split on United Ireland Referendum
29 June 2016
Deputy Bríd Smith distances herself from opposition to Border poll by colleagues Ruth Coppinger and Mick Barry Free article
'The EU referendum is not over, it is a live issue with real implications,' says McGuinness
29 June 2016
Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness MLA on the Brexit referendum and its implications for Ireland as a whole Free article
AAA/PBP row in behind Tories, DUP, Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil to oppose Irish unity referendum
28 June 2016
Self-styled 'radical left' parties parrot status quo arguments to oppose United Ireland Referendum Free article
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