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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

Newry Sinn Féin host boxing extravaganza

27 November 2013

Inaugural Newry Sinn Féin White-Collar Boxing Extravaganza with MC Barry McElduff Free article

Video: Strabane and Lifford vote Yes to Irish unity

25 November 2013

People's Referendum on United Ireland in Strabane and Lifford sees 93% Yes vote Free article

Fr Alec Reid RIP – The Chaplain to the Peace Process, by Gerry Adams

22 November 2013

There would not be a Peace Process without Fr Alec Reid's diligent doggedness and his refusal to give up, says Gerry Adams – Free article

'Kafkaesque' detention of Martin Corey, Parole Commissioners tell Assembly Justice Committee

22 November 2013

Sinn Féin Assembly Justice Committee Vice-Chair Raymond McCartney MLA says that Parole Commissioners’ description of revocation of licences on the basis of undisclosed ‘intelligence information’ as Kafkaesque should signal immediate release of Martin Corey Free article

Tory threats and welfare cuts

22 November 2013

Mike Penning, Tory former NIO minister and now a minister at Work and Pensions, flew briefly into Belfast last week Free article

Oireachtas members pylon pressure at EirGrid headquarters

22 November 2013

Opposition grows within communities over plans to erect hundreds of 45-metre high electricity pylons through scenic parts of Ireland Free article

Vicious attempted rape reminder of violence women face daily

21 November 2013

Attack on north Belfast mother of three at weekend reflection of misogynist violence women face Free article

Labour Chief Whip no problem with TDs ‘drinking on the job’ – he should have, says Sinn Féin

21 November 2013

Labour Party Chief Whip Emmet Stagg: ‘If a TD has a pint or two I don’t think that’s a problem for me and I don’t think it’s a problem for the citizens of the country either’ Free article

Video – Cork parents and teachers take Irish-language schools protest to Dublin

20 November 2013

Edmund Rice Schools Trust admissions policy changes fail Free article

Minister Joan Burton uses 'Freedom of Information' to stop naming of 31 firms barred from JobBridge

20 November 2013

Labour Party minister shields firms struck off of JobBridge list Free article

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