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
Republican graves desecrated in loyalist attack as Sinn Féin leaders go to Somme battlefield
30 May 2016
Vandals paint unionist slogans on Republican Plot at Milltown Cemetery and damage headstones Free article
The 1960s and the resurrection of the UVF
29 May 2016
This past week marked the 50th anniversary of the killing of Catholic man John Scullion by the UVF led by Gusty Spence Free article
Long-term community support vital in tackling gang violence – Mary Lou McDonald
27 May 2016
Gardaí also confirm they are investigating leaking to media outlets of CCTV footage showing killing of man in Dublin. Free article
State ceremony to remember British soldiers who died crushing 1916 Rising 'not appropriate'
25 May 2016
Criticism of event at Grangegorman Military Cemetery to remember the British soldiers who were killed putting down the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin. Free article
Two peace activists arrested in Shannon Airport runway protest against US military use
25 May 2016
Galway Alliance Against War says two men carrying Tricolour painted cross on runway Free article
Who was behind the murder of Eddie Fullerton?
25 May 2016
Popular Donegal councillor assassinated by UDA on 25 May 1991 Free article
Sinn Féin unveils new Assembly ministerial team
24 May 2016
Party is entitled to three ministers and one junior minister. Free article
Gang murders – Dublin inner city community network demands urgent summit in call to Government
24 May 2016
Statement issued by the Inner City Organisations Network, the North East Inner City Community Policing Forum, Young People At Risk group and the North Inner City Local Drugs Task Force Free article
Israeli Embassy funding turned down by Listowel Writers’ Week Festival
24 May 2016
Action hailed as victory for the growing Palestinian-led global Boycott, Divestment and Sanction (BDS) movement Free article
Assembly elections 2016 – Casement County and “The Wee Cousins”
24 May 2016
The wee cousins deserve a better, brighter future than the past many of us have collectively experienced Free article
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