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
DUP's Jim Wells resigns as Health Minister following attack on LGBT couples
27 April 2015
Jim Wells has resigned as Health Minister in the North amid ongoing controversy over anti-LGBT comments Free article
An Irish republican prisoner writes about gay and lesbian liberation (1991)
26 April 2015
In 1991, homosexuality was still a criminal offence in the Irish state Free article
DUP Health Minister Jim Wells under pressure after linking child abuse and gay relationships
24 April 2015
Online petition says #GiveWellsTheWelly Free article
Greece facing 'silent coup d'état from banks', SYRIZA MEP tells An Phoblacht
24 April 2015
SYRIZA MEP Stelios Kouloglou speaks to An Phoblacht in Belfast Free article
An tÓglach – The Irish Volunteer
24 April 2015
This week we begin a 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
Gerry Adams TD hits back at 'increasingly desperate, arrogant and politically irrelevant' Fianna Fáil leader
22 April 2015
Gerry Adams TD responds to recent hysterics by Micheál Martin, saying his Fianna Fáil party is increasingly irrelevant to voters and lacks any real strategy Free article
H-Blocks ballad ruled 'threatening and offensive' by top judge
22 April 2015
'Roll of Honour' made the British Top 30 last year as part of a campaign by football fans against censorship Free article
British Government again snubs Taoiseach's call for release of Dublin/Monaghan bombs files
22 April 2015
Irish Government will approach new Secretary of State after Westminster election next month Free article
Prince Charles's visit could promote 'reconciliation, respect and understanding' – Gerry Adams
21 April 2015
Queen Elizabeth's tribute at Garden of Remembrance and meetings with Martin McGuinness demonstrated the potential of these events, says Sinn Féin leader Free article
Robert Monteith – landed at Banna Strand with Casement
21 April 2015
Monteith assisted Roger Casement in organising the Irish Brigade and later helped to secure German aid for the 1916 Rising Free article
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