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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 Government and MEPs failed to stand up to Europe on bank guarantee – Commission chief’s ex-adviser

7 May 2014

‘The Irish Government could have stood up for themselves . . . the European Central Bank would have blinked’ – Philippe Legrain Free article

Dún Laoghaire AGM of CRH picketed by Palestine activists

7 May 2014

Campaigners held a corriboard replica of the ‘Apartheid Wall’ in a protest asking CRH to divest from Israeli company Mashav, a holding company for Nesher, Israel’s sole cement manufacturer Free article

Boston College accuses Moloney and McIntyre of ‘shameful attempt’ to deflect blame as Belfast tapes fiasco unravels

7 May 2014

Claims by Anthony McIntyre and Ed Moloney were described by Boston College spokesperson as ‘tired rhetoric that’s been too willingly accepted by the Irish media’ Free article

Water tax – Government tries to stem tide against Labour local election washout

6 May 2014

Government claims about the true cost of the water tax won’t be known until August, Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley said – ‘conveniently, after the local elections’ Free article

Ed Moloney and Anthony McIntyre DID know police could seize tapes, Boston College insists

6 May 2014

Boston College disowns increasingly discredited ‘oral history project’ with offer to return tapes to interviewees Free article

Huge Belfast rally for MEP Martina Anderson and freed Gerry Adams

6 May 2014

Crowd of up to 2,000 pack hall to show solidarity with Sinn Féin all-Ireland election drive and leader Free article

Video - Gerry Adams press conference following release

5 May 2014

Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams has been released from Antrim police station without charge Free article

Huge rally in support of 'peacemaker' Gerry Adams in Belfast

4 May 2014

Hundreds gather on the Falls Road demanding the release of the Sinn Féin leader Free article

International calls for release of Gerry Adams

3 May 2014

Protests, demonstrations and support from the USA, Italy, Greece, Australia, Catalonia and the Basque Country Free article

SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras calls for release of Gerry Adams

3 May 2014

Candidate for European Commission Presidency condemns 'politically inflammatory act against democracy' which he says is aimed at damaging Sinn Féin electorally Free article

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