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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

'The media war against Sinn Féin' in the Dáil general election

4 March 2016

Extraordinary behaviour by media baron's Irish Independent group and state broadcaster RTÉ must have influenced outcome of democratic elections Free article

The Irish Volunteer - Óglach na hÉireann Volume 2 - Number 65

4 March 2016

Series by Mícheál Mac Donncha chronicling the road to the 1916 Rising as seen through the pages of An tÓglach – The Irish Volunteer from 24 April 1915 to 22 April 1916 Free article

Belfast bomb attack on prison officer – 'futile actions' should end

4 March 2016

Sinn Féin says those behind attack have nothing to offer community Free article

'Irish Independent' apologises to Gerry Adams over untruthful reporting

4 March 2016

Yet another apology from the Irish Independent over its appalling coverage of Sinn Féin Free article

3 March 1976 – Spanish police shoot five dead during Basque general strike

3 March 2016

Each year on the anniversary of the massacre, thousands still gather in Gasteiz to demand justice for the five who were murdered by fascist dictator Franco's police Free article

Hunger Strike 35th anniversary picket by ex-prisoners and internees

2 March 2016

H-Blocks martyrs honoured by comrades Free article

Dáil election 2016: The two-party system is over

2 March 2016

After weeks of vilification in the media and laughable claims that the party is 'soft on crime', it was fitting to see Sinn Féin's Eoin Ó Broin top the poll ahead of Fine Gael Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald Free article