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 leaders in Brussels to meet Barnier
5 March 2018
Sinn Féin leaders Mary Lou McDonald and Michelle O'Neill met with the EU's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier in Brussels today to discuss securing special status for the north within the EU. Free article
From the caves of Afrin will spring a revolution reborn
5 March 2018
Sinn Féin’s Chris Hazzard MP calls for solidarity with Rojava revolutionaries as Turkey continues its assault on the autonomous Kurdish region. Free article
So just what does Britishness mean to unionists?
4 March 2018
In tis article, Conor Keenan explores cultural identities and what British identity means to unionists today. Free article
Ireland’s interests must be defended during Brexit negotiations
27 February 2018
Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald has called on Taoiseach Leo Varadkar to confirm whether tomorrow’s draft legal text will see Ireland’s interests protected during the Brexit negotiations.
Tomorrow will see the publication of the text giving legal affect to the political agreement between the EU and the British government during the Brexit negotiations. The principles of the... Free article
Letter from civic unionism calls for wider debate on equality and rights
27 February 2018
A group of more than 100 prominent unionists representing a wide range of interests from within civic unionism in the north have signed a letter calling for a greater debate about rights and equality. Free article
Series of town hall meetings to he held across the north
27 February 2018
A series of town hall meetings will be held across the north this week to discuss the current political situation caused by the DUP's collapse of the negotiations to form an Executive recently. Free article
Thousands march for truth in Belfast
26 February 2018
Thousands of people marched through the streets of Belfast yesterday to call for truth and justice for victims of the conflict. Free article
Sinn Féin bill to establish digital safety office gains Government support
22 February 2018
The Digital Safety Commissioner Bill, which was introduced by Sinn Féin’s spokesperson for Justice Donnachadh Ó Laoghaire TD, has passed through to Committee stage after a debate in the Dáil earlier this evening. Free article
The days of second class citizenship in the north are over - Declan Kearney
22 February 2018
In this article, which first appeared in the Irish News, Sinn Féin National Chairperson Declan Kearney addresses the legacy of the civil rights movement and writes that the days of second class citizenship in the north are over. Free article
O’Reilly calls for full investigation into work of former Dublin pathologist
21 February 2018
Sinn Féin’s spokesperson for Health, Louise O’Reilly TD, has called for a full review into the case load of a former pathologist at St James’ Hospital in Dublin, after a cancer misdiagnosis went undisclosed for nine months. Free article
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