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 calls for immediate government action on vulture funds
20 February 2018
Sinn Féin President, Mary Lou McDonald TD, has called upon the Taoiseach Leo Vardakar to protect homeowners from having their domestic mortgages sold to vulture funds. Free article
The road between Aughnacloy and Emyvale
20 February 2018
In this article, Sinn Féin National Chairperson Declan Kearney reflects on the 30th anniversary of the murder of Aidan McAnespie,what has changed for young people in the decades that have passed and the ongoing fight for truth and justice by grieving families. Free article
Prominent citizens call on Taoiseach to defend rights in north
20 February 2018
One hundred prominent citizens from across the fields of art, music, literature and business have written to Taoiseach Leo Varadkar calling on him to protect the rights and equality of people living in the north. Free article
Growing support for Irish passport office in the North - Ó Donnghaile
18 February 2018
Hundreds of people signed an online petition in Derry yesterday calling on the Irish government to open an Irish Passport Office in the north. Free article
DUP were prepared to accept Irish language act - McDonald
15 February 2018
Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald has said the DUP leadership were prepared to accept an Irish language act in the draft agreement reached between the parties last week. Free article
Rights for all does not mean having fewer rights for some - Pearse Doherty TD
15 February 2018
Speaking in the Dáil today, Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty TD has echoed the words of his colleagues in the north that “direct rule is not an option”. This comes after the DUP’s decision to pull the plug on the political talks in Stormont yesterday afternoon. Free article
On this day - John Davey remembered
14 February 2018
It was on Valentine’s Day 1989 that Sinn Féin Councillor John Davey was murdered outside his family home in Gulladuff as he returned from a monthly meeting of Magherafelt District Council. Free article
Sinn Féin to introduce Moore Street legislation after disappointing Court of Appeal ruling
14 February 2018
Sinn Féin has announced that it will introduce legislation in the coming weeks, to support the campaign for the Moore Street Battlefield site being declared as a national monument. Free article
SDLP leader should be less concerned about embarrassing British PM and more concerned with rights - McCartney
13 February 2018
Sinn Féin MLA Raymond McCartney has said the SDLP Leader should be less concerned about “embarrassing" the British prime minister and more focused on achieving a deal that is in the best interests of the people in the north of Ireland. Free article
Ó Broin calls for Taoiseach to implement urgent affordable rental scheme
13 February 2018
Sinn Féin spokesperson for Housing, Eoin Ó Broin TD, speaking in the Dáil this afternoon has called on the government to urgently roll out an affordable rental/cost rental scheme. Free article
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