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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

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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