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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

Dáil Bill aims to link rent increases to the Consumer Price Index

13 June 2016

Sinn Féin says its proposal will provide more protection to tenants and landlords Free article

Brexit would leave North of Ireland tied closer to Tory England

11 June 2016

Sinn Féin leaders urge voters to ‘Put Ireland first’ in EU referendum on 23 June Free article

Loughinisland report – links to Dublin and Monaghan bombings to be raised in Dáil ‘at earliest opportunity’

10 June 2016

Thirty-four people were killed when no-warning car bombs exploded in Dublin and Monaghan on 17 May 1974 – the greatest loss of life on a single day of the conflict Free article

Irish soccer managers Michael O’Neill and Martin O’Neill kick off Men’s Health Week

10 June 2016

Everyone on the island of Ireland is encouraged to ask themselves the question ‘Are we winning?’ in relation to men’s health Free article

Euro 2016 – What are Ireland’s chances?

9 June 2016

Eric Scanlon casts a cold eye over the foray in France Free article

Loughinisland World Cup massacre DID involve collusion between British agents, RUC and loyalist death squads, says Police Ombudsman

9 June 2016

Six men were killed and five more wounded in the UVF gun attack on The Heights Bar in Loughinisland, County Down, on 18 June 1994 while watching an Ireland World Cup soccer match Free article