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
1916 hero’s grandson launches ‘Moore Street Battlefield Site’ sticker
5 October 2017
1916 Relatives Centenary Initiative Group back sticker as part of campaign Free article
5 October 1968 – RUC attack Civil Rights march in Duke Street, Derry
5 October 2017
The RUC attack in Duke Street brought the Civil Rights struggle in Ireland to a world audience for the first time. It was a complete eye-opener to many people. Free article
Record levels of hospital overcrowding continue, says nurses’ union
4 October 2017
INMO September Trolley/Ward Watch figures confirm 8,101 patients on trolleys in September Free article
Is unionism up for genuine power-sharing?
4 October 2017
It is clear that, despite the spin of Fianna Fáil and unionism, Sinn Féin wants the institutions up and working for all Free article
Pearse Doherty launches Sinn Féin’s ‘Alternative Budget on the side of ordinary people’
3 October 2017
Sinn Féin’s priority for Budget 2018 is to invest in public services and begin the process of solving the crises in health and housing Free article
Stormont cross-party statement calls for loyalist threat to be lifted and condemns sectarianism
3 October 2017
‘Those behind this threat offer nothing but hatred and division and should be condemned by all political, community and statutory leaders’ Free article
SIPTU President calls for alliance of progressive forces to prioritise urgent public investment
3 October 2017
Fine Gael/Fianna Fáil tax-cutting agenda is a ‘con job’, says trade union leader Free article
Memories of 1969, by Gerry Adams
2 October 2017
The images coming from Catalonia of Spain’s Guardia Civil attacking peaceful voters will be strikingly familiar to all of us involved in the civil rights movement 50 years ago and during the decades of conflict. Free article
Time for DUP’s cosy relationship with paramilitaries to end
2 October 2017
The UDA and UVF continue to exercise considerable sway over working-class communities and they mobilised loyalists behind the DUP Free article
The voice of the Catalan people must be respected – Gerry Adams TD
2 October 2017
90% say ‘Yes’ to independence as more than 800 injured in Spanish police attacks on voters and polling stations Free article
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