Sinn Féin

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Elaine-Loughlin
Elaine Loughlin: Presidential poker — who’s bluffing, who’s stalling, and who’s really in the race?
Sinn Féin: Changes to legislation for assessments of need would 'reward State failure'
Sinn Féin: Changes to legislation for assessments of need would 'reward State failure'
Micheál Martin told the Dáil he believes legislative change is needed to enable therapists to provide service to children more quickly

Tue, 20 May, 2025

Gerry Adams legal action
BBC claims it had 'multiple credible sources' for Gerry Adams allegation
Gerry Adams claims the 'Spotlight' programme and a related BBC article defamed him by falsely accusing him of sanctioning the Provisional IRA’s killing of British agent Denis Donaldson

Fri, 09 May, 2025

Dáil finally appoints committees after delay due to speaking rights row
Dáil finally appoints committees after delay due to speaking rights row
As the largest opposition party, Sinn Féin will chair the powerful Oireachtas committee on public accounts (PAC) as well as six other important committees 

Wed, 30 Apr, 2025

Sinn Féin chooses John Brady to chair Dáil's Public Accounts Committee
Sinn Féin chooses John Brady to chair Dáil's Public Accounts Committee
The top jobs at Oireachtas committees include a €10,888 salary top-up

Fri, 25 Apr, 2025

'How is it possible to build more homes with less money?': Sinn Féin accuses Government of underfunding social housing
'How is it possible to build more homes with less money?': Sinn Féin accuses Government of underfunding social housing
Last Friday, meanwhile, the number of homeless people in Ireland rose to a new record high of 15,378

Mon, 31 Mar, 2025

Stardust nightclub fire
Taoiseach admits 'Dáil isn't working' over speaking rights row
Micheál Martin: 'I kept speaking, but there were attempts to drown me down in a very co-ordinated way'

Fri, 28 Mar, 2025

New Taoiseach appointed
Further Dáil disruption expected over questioning slots for Independent TDs
It is expected that Sinn Féin will formally confirm the no confidence motion on Friday, after Ms Murphy refused to step down as Ceann Comhairle on Wednesday

Thu, 27 Mar, 2025

Michelle O’Neill Washington boycott was a big mistake – Taoiseach
Michelle O’Neill Washington boycott was a big mistake – Taoiseach
Mr Martin said the decision was “not in the best interests of the people of Northern Ireland”

Sun, 16 Mar, 2025

Gambling advertisements
Sinn Féin TD Thomas Gould denied permission to address Dáil over his arrest
Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy stated that 'any attempt to raise this issue could interfere with an ongoing criminal investigation'

Fri, 14 Mar, 2025

Trump Ireland
Paul Hosford: Boycott of White House allows Sinn Féin to put an optimistic spin on the North
The boycott of the Shamrock Ceremony does also allow the party show that it is set apart from Fianna Fáil

Thu, 13 Mar, 2025

President Trump Meets With Irish Prime Minister Martin For St. Patrick's Visit
Taoiseach hits back at Sinn Féin's criticism of his reaction to Trump's housing comment
Micheál Martin dismissed the 'over-the-top reaction from Éoin Ó Broin' after Donald Trump joked that Ireland had a housing crisis as it was 'doing so well'

Thu, 13 Mar, 2025

Thomas Gould's arrest as welcome as a root canal for Sinn Féin leader
Thomas Gould's arrest as welcome as a root canal for Sinn Féin leader
Mary Lou McDonald had a good start in the Dáil after a bruising end to 2024 and this is the last thing her party needs, writes Paul Hosford

Sun, 09 Mar, 2025

Sinn Féin councillor Kenneth Collins denies fraud claims also made against Cork TD
Sinn Féin councillor Kenneth Collins denies fraud claims also made against Cork TD
Mr Collins’s solicitor, Frank Buttimer, said that his client was arrested by appointment in January and questioned for a number of hours, before also being released without charge

Sun, 09 Mar, 2025

Cork TD Thomas Gould quizzed by gardaí over fraud allegations — insists he's innocent
Cork TD Thomas Gould quizzed by gardaí over fraud allegations — insists he's innocent
'I am entirely innocent and reject the complaint which my former employer has made against me,' Mr Gould said

Sat, 08 Mar, 2025

Sinn Fein health policy
Government 'throwing families under a bus' by ending energy credits
Sinn Féin's David Cullinane said in the Dáil that finance minister Paschal Donohoe was full of 'guff, bluff, and bluster' 

Thu, 06 Mar, 2025

Sinn Féin TD writes to Jerry Buttimer asking questions over Martin Conway controversy
Sinn Féin TD writes to Jerry Buttimer asking questions over Martin Conway controversy
Jerry Buttimer was the Leas-Chathaoirleach of the Seanad in 2020 and the Cathaoirleach of the chamber from 2022 to 2024

Thu, 06 Mar, 2025

MEP Lynn Boylan calls on Government to intervene after Israel blocks EU delegation
MEP Lynn Boylan calls on Government to intervene after Israel blocks EU delegation
The Sinn Féin MEP had been due to visit Ramallah but was deported after arriving at Tel Aviv airport

Tue, 25 Feb, 2025

General Election Ireland 2024
Mick Clifford: Foul play in the Dáil? Micheál Martin’s Irish dribble leaves everyone confused
A linguistic slip — or strategic play? Taoiseach’s Dáil exchange sparks debate over language, politics, and truth

Sun, 23 Feb, 2025

DUP comments
Sinn Féin senator rules out Michelle O’Neill bid for presidency
Conor Murphy, who recently became a member of the Seanad in Dublin, said Sinn Féin vice president Ms O’Neill’s focus remained on being First Minister

Sun, 23 Feb, 2025

Israel-Hamas conflict
St Patrick's Day: Mary Lou McDonald draws a line at the White House door
Sinn Féin cancels its White House visit over Trump’s Gaza stance, pressuring Ireland’s Taoiseach to act

Fri, 21 Feb, 2025

DUP annual conference
DUP leader brands Sinn Féin boycott ‘reckless’ and ‘short-sighted’
Gavin Robinson questioned how Sinn Féin First Minister Michelle O’Neill’s decision to stay away from the US capital matched in with her oft-repeated pledge to be a ‘First Minister for all’

Fri, 21 Feb, 2025

CC LEINSTER HOUSE
Cork TD Thomas Gould opens up about bowel cancer diagnosis and treatment
The Sinn Féin TD received the shock diagnosis three months ago but doctors are very positive about his recovery

Fri, 21 Feb, 2025

Israel-Hamas conflict
Sinn Féin to boycott White House St Patrick's Day celebrations
The party has traditionally joined the Government in the White House for St Patrick's Day events

Fri, 21 Feb, 2025

Seanad elections
Sinn Féin Stormont minister Conor Murphy wins seat in Seanad
Mr Murphy took one of the nine seats on the industrial and commercial vocational panel in a result confirmed close to 1am on Monday morning

Mon, 03 Feb, 2025

Sinn Fein front bench
Elaine Loughlin: Lack of front bench change suggests SF is not serious about governing
Mary Lou McDonald's reshuffle leaves three key policy areas in the same hands as before — posing a significant challenge if Sinn Féin ever seeks to form a coalition with other parties 

Tue, 28 Jan, 2025

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald
Regional Independents cannot pretend to be part of the opposition, says Sinn Féin
Mary Lou McDonald said it is an 'insult to the collective intelligence of the Irish electorate' to give Regional Independents opposition speaking time

Tue, 28 Jan, 2025

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald
Sinn Féin announces reshuffle of front bench
Finance spokesperson Pearse Doherty, housing spokesperson Eoin Ó Broin, and health spokesperson David Cullinane will remain in their current roles

Tue, 28 Jan, 2025

Town councils due to be re-established
Town councils due to be re-established
Programme for government commits to a new taskforce for local democracy

Fri, 17 Jan, 2025

Irish Government formation
Sinn Féin seeks legal advice after row over regional independents staying in opposition 
'Not only do these so-called independents want the trappings of power, they also want to take away the limited resources afforded to the opposition'

Fri, 17 Jan, 2025

Northern Ireland records released
Keir Starmer looking at 'every conceivable way' to avoid compensating Gerry Adams
The British prime minister was responding to criticism of his government’s proposed repeal of legislation that had put a stop to such civil claims

Wed, 15 Jan, 2025

Michael McMonagle court case
McMonagle employment may have ‘resulted in misuse of public money’
The review found that Michael McMonagle simultaneously held two full-time jobs working for Sinn Féin politicians while also working as a press officer for three months in 2020

Tue, 14 Jan, 2025

Mary Lou McDonald comments
Sinn Féin leader warns against ‘fatalist instincts’ associated with Donald Trump
Mary Lou McDonald said the discussions between Dublin and Washington should remain “thoughtful and diplomatic”

Mon, 13 Jan, 2025

Tributes following death of former Cork county councillor Des O’Grady
Tributes following death of former Cork county councillor Des O’Grady
He stepped down ahead of the 2019 local elections to allow a cooption.

Fri, 10 Jan, 2025

European and local elections
Sinn Féin senator Paul Gavan will not 'actively contest' Seanad election
'The party has nominated and endorsed two other candidates for this panel,' said senator Paul Gavan.

Tue, 07 Jan, 2025

European and local elections
Sinn Féin defends decision to leave two candidates off list of Seanad hopefuls
Sinn Féin has defended a decision to leave two party candidates out of a list of its Seanad hopefuls by saying it wants to elect the strongest team possible.

Tue, 07 Jan, 2025

Cork council defends pace of housing scheme with 121 new homes delivered in over a decade
Cork council defends pace of housing scheme with 121 new homes delivered in over a decade
A council spokesperson said the scheme is 'proceeding at pace', but stressed that it is not comparable to a greenfield or brownfield site

Mon, 06 Jan, 2025

Sinn Féin nominates six candidates for Seanad election, including high-profile former TD
Sinn Féin nominates six candidates for Seanad election, including high-profile former TD
Former Dublin Bay South TD Chris Andrews, an unexpected casualty in the general election, lost his seat to Eoin Hayes

Mon, 30 Dec, 2024

Post-Brexit visa waiver system
Sinn Féin Stormont minister to run for election to Seanad
The Newry and Armagh representative added in a post on social media that his experience “will drive efforts for referenda and Irish reunification”

Mon, 30 Dec, 2024

Elaine Loughlin: The year of 'new energy' brought us lots of the same old controversies too
Elaine Loughlin: The year of 'new energy' brought us lots of the same old controversies too
The political year was defined by conflict, referendums, and a long-awaited election — the fallout from which will last well into 2025  

Sun, 29 Dec, 2024

State papers: IRA and Sinn Féin leaders were ‘paralysed’ by 2003 Stakeknife revelations
State papers: IRA and Sinn Féin leaders were ‘paralysed’ by 2003 Stakeknife revelations
The disclosure that Freddie Scappaticci was a British spy rocked Sinn Féin and the wider republican movement at a critical point in the Northern Ireland peace process

Sat, 28 Dec, 2024

Moving house, relocation. The key was inserted into the door of the new house, inside the room was a cardboard box containing pe
Social housing lease scheme to cost State €372m over 25 years
The State is spending that sum over the next 25 years renting 669 homes that will then be handed back to institutional investors

Mon, 23 Dec, 2024

General Election Ireland 2024
My leadership of Sinn Féin more important than ever, says McDonald
Ms McDonald has faced some criticism after her party was unable to prevent political heavyweights Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael from pursuing another coalition government

Mon, 16 Dec, 2024

Dickie Rock Funeral
Man pleads guilty to making threats to Mary Lou McDonald and Drew Harris
Richard McGreevy, aged 28, of Whitechurch Place, Rathfarmham, Co Dublin appeared at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court via videolink

Thu, 12 Dec, 2024

General Election Ireland 2024
Mick Clifford: The left can build an alternative in opposition — but they must start now
An old trope in Irish politics, ‘there is no alternative’, must be put to bed and left-wing parties could deliver that alternative if they start building now

Wed, 11 Dec, 2024

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