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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