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
Voters go to the polls in West Tyrone by-election
3 May 2018
Voters in West Tyrone go to the polls today in a by-election to elect a new MP. Free article
CervicalCheck scandal highlights State-sponsored suppression of women
2 May 2018
When news broke last Thursday that 162 women had not been informed of a misdiagnosis in their cervical smear tests much of the public acted in shock and concern that the State’s primary health body deliberately withheld such information. The idea that a national body would do something like this seemed scandalous, but the reality is that this is just the latest attack on women by the Irish State. Free article
‘Hooded Men’ urge Tánaiste to appeal court torture ruling
24 April 2018
The Hooded men have today met the Tánaiste Simon Coveney to urge him to appeal the decision by the European Court of Human Rights that said new evidence provided by Ireland does not justify a change in the 1978 judgement which ruled the men had not been tortured, but instead were subject to degrading and inhuman treatment.
The fourteen men involved were detained in 1971 under the... Free article
Time to deal with the past and look to the Future
20 April 2018
During the most recent phase of Stormont negotiations the British government agreed with Sinn Féin to release the legacy inquest funds requested by the Lord Chief Justice, and to commence the consultation on legacy legislation minus reference to a statute of limitations in order to establish the Stormont House legacy mechanisms. Free article
Peace in the Basque Country cannot be built by only one side
13 April 2018
In this article, Sinn Féin National Chairperson Declan Kearney MLA challenges the Spanish authorities to get seriously involved in the Basque peace process to build peace and bring about reconciliation in the Basque Country. Free article
The long and winding path of ceasefires, talks, walk outs
11 April 2018
In this article to mark the 20th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, first published in the Belfast Telegraph, Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald says that she wants to create a new Ireland, where everyone feels at home, and which lives up to the promise of the 1998 Agreement. Free article
Brexit protests held along the boder
9 April 2018
Protests have been held along the border tonight calling for the Good Friday to be protected from Brexit on the eve of the 20th anniversary of the signing of the historic accord. Free article
West Tyrone by-election campaign launched
9 April 2018
The campaign to elect Órfhlaith Begley as the next Sinn Féin MP for West Tyrone was launched today with Sinn Féin deputy leader Michelle O'Neill saying the by-election is an opportunity to oppose Brexit and demand a better future. Free article
Good Friday Agreement anniversary to be marked in Brussels tomorrow
9 April 2018
The 20th anniversary of the signing of the Good Friday Agreement will be marked in the European Parliament in Brussels tomorrow with an exhibition and keynote address from Sinn Féin's Michelle Gildernew. Free article
Good Friday Agreement anniversary to be marked in Brussels
9 April 2018
The 20th anniversary of the signing of the Good Friday Agreement will be marked in the European Parliament in Brussels tomorrow with an exhibition and keynote address from Sinn Féin's Michelle Gildernew. Free article
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