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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

A ‘new doctrine’ of peaceful co-existence and co-operation is required — Declan Kearney

22 March 2019

Writing in his latest blog, Sinn Féin National Chairperson Declan Kearney reflects on the current situation in Latin America and the need for proper dialogue to resolve the crisis. Free article

Mary Lou McDonald speaks to the Foreign Relations Committee of the New York Bar Association

16 March 2019

Speaking last night to the Foreign Relations Committee of the New York Bar Association, Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald TD gave the following speech.

The impact of Brexit on rights

When I was invited to take part in a Brexit Questions and Answers session, I believed that we would have all of the answers to what Brexit will mean.

This week, the British parliament voted against... Free article

Time to end the stalling on Casement – Paul Maskey MP

12 March 2019

Sinn Féin MP Paul Maskey has said Sinn Féin remain committed to the redevelopment of Casement Park. Free article

British policy is blocking truth for victims of state violence – Declan Kearney

10 March 2019

Writing in his latest blog, Sinn Féin National Chairperson Declan Kearney said British government must accept its responsibility as a protagonist in the conflict, comply with the Good Friday Agreement and end its block on the legacy mechanisms agreed at Stormont House in 2014. Free article

First Dáil TD dies in English prison

5 March 2019

PIARAS MAC CANNA represented East Tipperary in the First Dáil Éireann. He was a founder member of both Sinn Féin in 1905 and the Irish Volunteers in 1913 and was commander of the Volunteers in County Tipperary. Free article

Bigotry, inequality and sharp practice have no place in local councils — Declan Kearney

27 February 2019

Writing in his latest blog, Sinn Féin National Chairperson Declan Kearney said the Local Government elections on 2 May will be a strategic opportunity to once again drive forward the momentum for political change in Ireland. Free article

This is a political trial

13 February 2019

Catalan political prisoners are facing 25 years in prison for organising a self-determination referendum Free article

Catalonia independence: This political trial is not an internal Spanish affair - Senator Paul Gavan

12 February 2019

Sinn Féin Senator and Chair of the Oireachtas Friends of Catalonia group Paul Gavan, has written an opinion piece marking the beginning of the trial of the former members of the Catalan Government. Free article

Britain's death squads 1989

12 February 2019

THE late 1980s saw an escalation in the use of death squads by the British regime in the Six Counties. Since the start of the 1970s, the British Army and the RUC had manipulated loyalist paramilitary organisations as part of their counter-insurgency strategy. The aim was to terrorise the entire nationalist population, killing Catholics solely because of their religion or perceived political allegiances and, where possible, assassinating leading nationalists and republicans. Free article

Generosity and open minds will shape Ireland’s future - Declan Kearney

1 February 2019

In this article, Sinn Féin National Chairperson Declan Kearney MLA reflects on last weekend's landmark 'beyond Brexit' conference in Belfast and calls on unionists and others to become involved in the discussion on shaping a new Ireland. Free article

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