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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

Hundreds rally in Dublin against racist Pegida group

6 February 2016

Scuffles as far-right organisation prevented from holding anti-Islam rally by hundreds of anti-racist protesters Free article

Sinn Féin launches Dáil election campaign on Right2Change platform

5 February 2016

Party fielding 50 candidates in 40 constituencies across the state Free article

The Irish Volunteer - Óglach na hÉireann Volume 2 - Number 61

5 February 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

1916 medals tribute to Free State 'highly insulting' to vision of Rising leaders

4 February 2016

Souvenirs should be withdrawn and recast or boycotted, says Sinn Féin TD Aengus Ó Snodaigh Free article

Election 2016 – Has Taoiseach already gone into hiding?

4 February 2016

Enda Kenny was the only leader of the main parties not to attend RTÉ's leaders' interview on Wednesday Free article

'Askapena 5' freed by Spanish National Court of ETA charges after 5 years in legal limbo

3 February 2016

One of the five is Gabi Basáñez, whose interview appeared in the current edition of An Phoblacht before today's news Free article

The B-Specials – Unionism’s stormtroopers

3 February 2016

For almost 50 years, the infamous B-Specials, a bigoted and sectarian loyalist police force, carried out a reign of terror against the nationalist population of the North Free article