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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

FG/Labour Govt in crisis – will struggle to stay in power, says Gerry Adams

15 November 2014

Sinn Féin leader tells internal party conference of 500 activists in Dublin on Saturday that ‘mud slinging’ by political opponents is a sign of political desperation aimed at blunting the growth of Sinn Féin Free article

Fianna Fáil leader challenged by accused to retract Dáil statements in ‘abuse of parliamentary privilege’

15 November 2014

Pádraic Wilson issues statement through solicitors over ‘false accusations and assertions’ made by Mícheál Martin during Wednesday’s Leaders’ Statements in the Dáil on Maíría Cahill. Free article

Urgent need for American and European ‘hands-on’ role in Stormont talks

13 November 2014

There is real risk for political drift, culminating in a British position paper being tabled which attempts to dilute the Haass compromise proposals and is bereft of a serious economic reconstruction plan for the North, warns Sinn Féin National Chairperson Declan Kearney Free article

Video – Gerry Adams proposes all-island process to deal with issue of abuse

12 November 2014

During Wednesday’s Dáil debate on allegations by Máiría Cahill, Gerry Adams urged the Irish Government to back Sinn Féin proposals for an all-Ireland process to deal with the issue of sexual abuse. Free article

The 'Irish Independent' and the Risen People

11 November 2014

Journalists at the Irish Independent are suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder after their relentless broadsheet onslaught against Sinn Féin resulted in their own most recent poll registering Sinn Féin as the most popular party in the South. Oh, dear. Free article

New Twinbrook memorial to fallen IRA Volunteers

11 November 2014

Family, friends and comrades brave atrocious weather to honour the memory of republican freedom fighters Free article

Irish Independent again leads political opponents’ ‘dirty tricks campaign’, Gerry Adams says in New York

7 November 2014

‘Scurrilous allegations’ by Taoiseach, Tánaiste and Fianna Fáil leader are not true, Sinn Féin leader says Free article

The Irish Volunteer - Óglach na hÉireann Volume 1 - Number 40

7 November 2014

The Irish Volunteer - Óglach na hÉireann Volume 1 - Number 40 newspaper, first published 7th November 1914 Free article

U-turn by Tánaiste on social welfare cut after pressure by Sinn Féin TD Aengus Ó Snodaigh

6 November 2014

‘Minister Joan Burton has clearly reflected on what I said and is finally doing something right’ – Sinn Féin TD Aengus Ó Snodaigh Free article

Gregory Campbell's words an attack on parity of esteem at Stormont talks

6 November 2014

Gregory Campbell’s gratuitous mockery of the Irish language in the Assembly on Monday was deliberate and intended to cause offence, says Declan Kearney Free article

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