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
O'Donovan Rossa ceremony in New York with Rossa family, addressed by Gerry Adams
29 September 2015
Pádraig Pearse's famous speech delivered by actor and playwright Tony Devlin Free article
40th anniversary of Franco’s last executions – Day of the Basque Soldier
28 September 2015
40th anniversary occurred at the weekend of the last firing squads of Franco’s fascist regime Free article
Catalonia votes 'Yes to independence'
28 September 2015
Pro-independence parties say Catalan regional election results give them mandate to declare independence from Spain Free article
New Loughgall inquests despite British Government bids to block them
25 September 2015
Eight IRA Volunteers and a civilian were wiped out in an unremitting onslaught in an SAS ambush operation Free article
The First Hunger Striker – Thomas Ashe
25 September 2015
Thomas Ashe was rearrested for sedition and incitement of the population on 15 July 1917 and sent to Mountjoy Jail. He demanded that he be given Prisoner of War status, including the right to wear his own clothes and associate with his fellow inmates Free article
The Great Escape from the H-Blocks of Long Kesh – 25 September 1983
25 September 2015
Two years after the epic 1981 H-Block Hunger Strike in which ten young republicans died, there was another epic event at Long Kesh that dealt a huge blow to the Thatcher regime in Ireland. This was the escape of 38 IRA prisoners from H-Block 7 on Sunday 25 September 1983. Free article
The Irish Volunteer - Óglach na hÉireann, Volume 2 - Number 42
25 September 2015
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
Colombian and FARC leaders pledge end to 50 years of civil war
25 September 2015
Announcement hailed as "historic" as Colombian President and rebel leader shake hands in Havana Free article
Charlie McGlade Commemoration held in Dublin
24 September 2015
33rd anniversary of the death of Volunteer Charlie McGlade held in Drimnagh Free article
Unionist councillors oppose moves to help refugees
23 September 2015
Anger as unionist parties in Antrim block motion aimed at aiding refugees fleeing Syria Free article
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