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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

The Vultures are circling again – only Sinn Féin’s No Consent, No Sale Bill can defend Irish families

14 May 2019

On Thursday, Ulster Bank announced that they would be flogging more mortgages belonging to Irish families, ripping their homes from under them and handing them to faceless Vulture Funds.

We all know about the Vultures – secretive international investors hovering over the Irish economy, seeking out families in mortgage distress, and then doing whatever they see fit to turn a quick... Free article

Mary Lou McDonald: The people have spoken, it's time to deliver a government for everyone

8 May 2019

Twenty-one years on from the Good Friday Agreement, the political talks beginning on Tuesday are an opportunity to finally realise the potential of that historic accord. Free article

‘Dodds comments on Martin McGuinness outrageous’ — Gerry Adams TD

30 April 2019

Sinn Féin TD Gerry Adams has accused the DUP’s Nigel Dodds of an outrageous attempt to shift the blame for the current impasse onto the former deputy First Minister, Martin McGuinness. Free article

Lyra McKee: There can be no going back

25 April 2019

In this article, Callum Smyth reflects on the horrific murder of Lyra McKee this day last week in Derry, and how her legacy must be reflective of the future she had envisioned. Free article

Easter 2019 Commemorations | FULL LIST

17 April 2019

This coming weekend, Republicans will gather at various locations across the island of Ireland for this years Easter Commemorations. Below you can find details for all commemorations such as times, locations and main speakers. Free article

A week that shook the British Empire

17 April 2019

This feature first appeared in An Phoblacht/Republican News on March 28th 1991 to mark the 75th anniversary of the Easter Rising Free article

Loughinisland journalists brief Leinster House representatives on latest developments

17 April 2019

Investigative journalists Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey were in Leinster House yesterday afternoon to brief members of the Oireachtas on their ongoing legal battle that emerged after their documentary ‘No Stone Unturned’ was aired in December 2017.

The documentary shines a light on collusion between the UVF which murdered six men in the Heights Bar in Loughinisland, Co Down in... Free article

Good Friday Agreement: Twenty-one years on, we need more than an absence of conflict

10 April 2019

On the 21st anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald has said we need a return to its principles and promises. Free article

Sinn Féin refuses to sign up to Carbon Tax on ordinary families

1 April 2019

Sinn Féin have made it clear that it will not stand over any report or policy that endorses regressive increases in carbon tax. Free article

Limerick workers smash British martial law

29 March 2019

IN April 1919, the city of Limerick was the stage for a dramatic confrontation between British rule in Ireland and the organised working class. It was the first such major clash since the establishment of Dáil Éireann the previous January. Free article

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