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
Sinn Féin lay out the human cost of the housing crisis
11 December 2019
Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald TD has published a document comprising real-life submissions from people impacted by the housing crisis. Deputy McDonald published a video on her social media accounts last week calling on people to share their lived experiences of the housing crisis.
The comments from the Dublin Central TD came shortly after a motion of no confidence in the... Free article
A deal to re-establish the north's political institutions is possible - Mary Lou McDonald
7 December 2019
On the 16th December, talks to re-establish the north’s political institutions resume and these talks must conclude by the 13th January at the latest.
Sinn Féin have made preparations, we have been in direct contact with both governments and our negotiators stand ready to engage in these talks. It is our view that a deal is possible and that a deal has always been possible.
In... Free article
Sinn Féin MPs ranked among best performing
4 December 2019
Sinn Féin MPs have been named as among the best performing members of parliament in the first 'People Power' index compiled by one of the world's leading survey sites. Free article
Standing up for Newry & Armagh - Mickey Brady for MP
4 December 2019
There are serious issues facing us in this election.
Our health service is at breaking point, the Tories and DUP have conspired to inflict the most savage cuts to public services in a generation and the planet is facing a climate catastrophe that requires all of us to act.
These are where our efforts should be going but one issue continues to overshadow everything else.
Brexit, in... Free article
Comharthaíocht Dhátheangach / Bilingual Signage at QUB - Eoghan Ó Garmaile
3 December 2019
Tá bliain chinniúnach romhainn anseo in Ollscoil na Banríona ó thaobh cearta teanga de, go háirithe i leith chomharthaíocht dhátheangach. Ach ní gan dua a tharla seo. D’ainneoin gur tháinig dlús lenár bhfeachtas sa Chumann Gaelach le cúpla bliain anuas, is féidir a rá gur thosaigh sé nuair a baineadh síos an chomharthaíocht dhátheangach a bhí ann i bhfoirgneamh Aontas na Mac... Free article
Why a referendum on Irish unity within the next five years is essential
29 November 2019
'Brexit looms, and no matter what arrangements are put in place to manage it, Ireland - north and south - will suffer', writes Matt Carthy MEP Free article
Internationalism is central to republican politics - Kearney
4 November 2019
Sinn Féin National Chairperson Declan Kearney writes on international solidarity and the party's links with Cuba and South Africa. Free article
Tá Acht Gaeilge fiúntach de dhíth, mar a gealladh in 2006 - Dr Pádraig Ó Tiarnaigh
27 October 2019
Is gníomhaí teanga é Pádraig atá gníomhach i mór-fheachtas #AchtAnois An Dream Dearg le dhá bhliain anuas. Is Bainisteoir Cumarsáide é le Conradh na Gaeilge.
Tá muid anois breis agus 1,000 lá gan Rialtas ó thuaidh.
Míle lá ar aghaidh agus tá ceist na Gaeilge fós le réiteach.
Tá muid anois breis agus 4,750 lá ó gealladh Acht Gaeilge ag Cill Rìmhinn in 2006.
Beagach cúig mhíle lá ar... Free article
Brexit earthquake will trigger watershed election on Ireland’s future - Declan Kearney
18 October 2019
The latest blog by Sinn Féin National Chairperson Declan Kearney on the prospect of a Westminster election resulting from the chaos of Brexit. Free article
Govt Tips bill “Window dressing that fails workers" - SF
10 October 2019
Sinn Féin Senator Paul Gavan has hit out at the Minister for Employment Affairs Regina Doherty, saying that her tips bill is nothing more than “window dressing that fails workers.”
The criticism comes as at the Government refuses to progress a Sinn Féin Bill which would give hospitality workers a legal right to the tips that they earn.
The Limerick based Senator introduced the... Free article
Page 58 of 490
Follow us on Facebook
An Phoblacht on Twitter
Uncomfortable Conversations

An initiative for dialogue
for reconciliation
— — — — — — —
Contributions from key figures in the churches, academia and wider civic society as well as senior republican figures




