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
Turf-cutting machinery burned out in stand-off with gardaí
21 June 2012
A turf-cutting machine was destroyed by fire in the early hours of this morning as Garda officers tried to seize turf-cutting machinery Free article
British Govt rejects inquiry into Ballymurphy Massacre – Families appeal to Taoiseach
20 June 2012
In the three days following the introduction of internment on 9 August 1971, the British Army’s Parachute Regiment went on a shooting rampage through the nationalist Ballymurphy estate in Belfast Free article
Ryanair grab for Aer Lingus must be rejected
20 June 2012
Mary Lou McDonald says if Michael O’Leary is successful, Aer Lingus will be run as an anti-competitive private monopoly. Free article
‘New Perspectives on Republicanism in the 1960s’ – Public meeting, Dublin
20 June 2012
In the years leading up to the outbreak of the modern conflict, what were the role and intentions of the Republican Movement, how much did it influence events, and how much was it shaped by those events and outside forces? Free article
SYRIZA the real winners of the Greek elections, says left-wing MEPs’ leader
18 June 2012
Election results show that hostility to austerity remains a major factor in Greece, says GUE/NGL President Free article
Robbie Keane says Loughinisland black armbands gesture at Euro 2012 ‘only right’
18 June 2012
Ireland team to wear black armbands to mark UVF massacre of six men watching Ireland v Italy World Cup match on 18 June 1994 Free article
Martina Anderson MEP at Wolfe Tone Commemoration says Sinn Féin leading fightback against austerity
17 June 2012
'Across Ireland, North and South, Sinn Féin is leading the political fightback against austerity and in defence of Irish self-determination and sovereignty.' Free article
306 planes in 4 months carried US war materials via Ireland
14 June 2012
Labour's pre-election pledge on Shannon disappears into thin air with Gilmore as Tánaiste and Foreign Affairs Minister Free article
‘Pigs will fly before Antrim allows a Sinn Féin mayor' – Antrim UUP
13 June 2012
Local Ulster Unionist Party leader admits blocking Sinn Féin 'totally undemocratic' Free article
Ulster Unionist Party peer compares homosexuality to bestiality
13 June 2012
Former Ulster Defence Regiment major causes storm on Stephen Nolan BBC Radio Ulster show Free article
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