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
Stormont – Sinn Féin is up for doing a deal on institutions, says Gerry Adams
24 September 2017
The DUP and the Fianna Fáil leadership claim Sinn Féin is no longer interested in the Assembly – they know this is a lie Free article
Wounded civilian wins High Court action in battle against secret British Army unit
23 September 2017
Military Reaction Force left taxi driver with life-changing injuries – 3 others wounded in attack Free article
Centenary of the death on hunger strike of Thomas Ashe
22 September 2017
Taken to Kilmainham Gaol, Thomas Ashe was court-martialled and sentenced to death. This was later commuted to penal servitude for life and he was transferred to Dartmoor Prison in England Free article
Acting Garda Commissioner reneges on his promise to PAC on station closure criteria
21 September 2017
Public Accounts Committee to ask Garda chief to appear next week to explain U-turn Free article
Ibrahim Halawa acquitted in Egypt – safe return ‘imperative’
18 September 2017
Irish citizen expected to be freed within days after Cairo court clears him and his three sisters on bail in Ireland Free article
Self-serving cynicism of Fianna Fáil leadership never far from the surface – Gerry Adams
17 September 2017
‘What alternative has Mícheál Martin really offered? He has not changed anything for those most affected by the failures of the minority Fine Gael Government’ Free article
Red Hand Commando should disband, not seek legalisation, says Gerry Kelly MLA
12 September 2017
UVF affiliate formally applies to British Government to have proscription lifted Free article
Government must seize opportunity to reform An Garda Síochána – Mary Lou McDonald TD
11 September 2017
Culture of unaccountability in the senior ranks of An Garda Síochána has developed over decades under successive Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael-led governments Free article
Tory/DUP deal is damaging the political process
8 September 2017
Sinn Féin National Chairperson and South Antrim MLA Declan Kearney writes that the deal between the DUP and Tories is damaging the political process Free article
Stormont – Sinn Féin is committed to restoring the institutions
8 September 2017
Arlene Foster’s words are welcome but more than soft words are needed Free article
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