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
Shouting in the service of the system
1 April 2015
EAMONN McCANN’S Irish Times articles are an odd thing. His casual disregard for the facts is matched only by his willingness to join the Establishment chorus against Sinn Féin. Free article
Government finally moves to preserve Moore Street National Monument
31 March 2015
The terrace at 14 - 17 Moore Street is was the last headquarters of the Provisional Government of the Irish Republic in 1916 Free article
Taoiseach meets Ballymurphy families and hears their plea for the truth
28 March 2015
Enda Kenny hears from relatives of 11 Irish citizens shot dead by British paratroopers in the days after internment without trial was introduced in the North in August 1971 Free article
Goldman Sachs – Cheerleaders for austerity want to set the Irish political agenda
25 March 2015
There’s a breath-taking arrogance to Goldman Sachs’s conclusion, not least because it represents the interests of the international financial and banking elites which were directly responsible for the global banking crisis Free article
Video – Tens of thousands march against water charges in Dublin
23 March 2015
Huge numbers attend Right2Water rally in Dublin city centre against unfair water charges Free article
Easter Rising relatives attend Belfast launch of Sinn Féin 1916 events
20 March 2015
Clifton House venue synonymous with the revolutionary and radical Joy and McCracken families Free article
'Ireland: One Island, No Borders' – photographic record with words by Gerry Adams
18 March 2015
Images of Ireland by US citizen Elizabeth Billups over 12 years, including the transition from war to peace Free article
Video – Victims of sexual abuse urged by Gerry Adams to come forward to police
16 March 2015
'The only way for victims to get justice is through the criminal justice system and other statutory agencies. Victims need to be supported and perpetrators need to be brought before the courts.' – Gerry Adams Free article
Workers march against Tory cuts
16 March 2015
'Has no union leader the courage to state publicly that Sinn Féin is fighting Tory austerity while the DUP, UUP and Alliance are happy to roll over and implement cuts?' Free article
When Fine Gael cancelled St Patrick's Day
15 March 2015
In 1984, the Fine Gael and Labour government decided to punish the people of Longford by cancelling their annual parade Free article
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