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22/04 ‘Build upon the steps he took’ – Irish leaders pay tribute to Pope Francis’s legacy of ‘peace, reconciliation and solidarity’

There was an outpouring of tributes from religious and political leaders in Ireland following the death of Pope Francis.

20/04 Sinn Fein leader blasts Taoiseach over border poll comments as party colleague admits Irish unity not inevitable

Sinn Fein president Mary-Lou McDonald has accused the Taoiseach of having “his head in the sand” on Irish unity.

20/04 Sinn Fein leader blasts Taoiseach over Irish unity comments as she calls for border poll this decade

Sinn Féin president Mary-Lou McDonald has accused the Taoiseach of having “his head in the sand” over the issue of Irish unity.

19/04 Miriam Lord’s Easter awards: Best Varadkar tribute act, Jemser balance respected and outstanding Dáil dust-up

From the Burke family to Mattie McGrath and Michael Lowry, here are the winners of Miriam Lord's Easter awards

17/04 Simon Harris boom well and truly bust in latest poll findings

Only on one previous occasion, in February 1994, did Fine Gael go as low as 16 per cent in an Irish Times/Ipsos B&A poll

15/04 Demand for women’s safety should be ‘constant hum’ across Dublin city, says Mary Lou McDonald

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald said a demand for women’s safety should become a “constant hum” right across Dublin city, as she launched a campaign calling for zero tolerance on gender-based violence.

11/04 Hammerson gets go ahead to redevelop O’Connell St building

Plans faced opposition from Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald

10/04 Sinn Féin to chair seven Oireachtas committees, including PAC

Sinn Féin is set to chair seven Oireachtas Committees this Dáil term, which includes the prominent Public Accounts Committee.

09/04 Teenager forced to use walker, wheelchair because of endometriosis pain

Dáil hears of women waiting nine years for diagnosis, forced to go abroad for specialised surgical treatment

03/04 Miriam Lord: The drama of the Opposition’s walkout lost its potency when government backbenchers also bailed

A few Government buckeroos squawked their disapproval as Mary Lou and her boys made for the double doors to the right of Verona

02/04 Opposition walks out as new speaking time arrangements start

Independent Carol Nolan takes first ‘other members’ question to Taoiseach

02/04 The Irish Independent’s View: Squalid Dáil farce sends wrong signal for Donald Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’

As the latest instalment of serial chaos is brought to us by Donald Trump’s creative department, in the form of “another fine mess”, our own team of Dáil drama virtuosos put the finishing touches to one of their own.

01/04 Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy bears ‘no ill will’ after winning confidence motion

Taoiseach accused Opposition of ‘mob politics’, while Sinn Féin leader said Verona Murphy’s role was ‘delivered’ by Michael Lowry

01/04 Analysis: Just as politics gets angrier, governing is going to get harder

The motion of confidence in Verona Murphy was not without its repercussions

01/04 Verona Murphy confidence motion: Ceann Comhairle expected to survive Dáil vote

Opposition no confidence motion in Wexford TD has become a Goverment confidence motion

30/03 Letters: Our elected representatives are acting like unruly toddlers

Sir — The “holy show” in our national parliament last week was a most unedifying spec­tacle and has made us a laughing stock around the world.

28/03 Letters: It’s more like Bawl Éireann as our cynical TDs turn the parliament into a creche

Henry Cruise is absolutely right (Opposition attempts to obstruct governance of a nation is utter disgrace’, Irish Independent, Letters, March 27).

27/03 Ceann Comhairle’s impartiality ‘decimated’ on Dáil floor, says Mary Lou McDonald

Minister of State Niall Collins defends Verona Murphy, saying she is being misrepresented

26/03 Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy says she won’t resign as opposition draft motion of no confidence

Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy has insisted she will not resign and branded the opposition’s claims of her being in collusion with the Government as “totally unfounded”.

26/03 Michael Lowry gives masterclass in smug ingratitude amid Dáil chaos over speaking time

Two-digit TD for Tipperary gloated dismissively as Opposition raged over Ceann Comhairle’s decision to bring Dáil confrontation over speaking rights to abrupt end

26/03 The Irish Independent’s View: Dáil fiasco is down to Coalition pandering to a few privileged TDs

In quantum physics there is a concept called superposition. At its simplest, it means particles can exist in multiple locations at once.

25/03 Siobhán Fenton: Presidential election starting to look like a lose-lose bet for Sinn Féin

Mary Lou McDonald knows she can’t afford to oversee yet another poor performance - but can the party credibly sit this one out?

20/03 Taoiseach rejects claim of stalling over Oireachtas committees to protect Michael Lowry group

Sinn Féin leader says Dáil in ‘cold storage’ and that Government’s priority is ‘money for junior Ministers’

20/03 Inside Politics: EU leaders to discuss biggest programme of rearmament since 1930s

Dáil rows revolve around housing while speaking rights dispute rumbles on

20/03 Taoiseach threatens ‘plenary measures’ in speaking-rights row amid claims of placating the ‘Lowry lads’

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has threatened to use "plenary measures" to get legislation through the Dáil in a new warning amid the worsening row over speaking rights.

19/03 Taoiseach ‘sniggered’ about housing in Oval Office in action of ‘obsequious coward’, claims Sinn Féin leader

Martin says McDonald's 'feigned outrage' ignores his comments about housing being Ireland’s number-one issue

19/03 Taoiseach was ‘laughing about Ireland’s housing crisis’ in Oval Office with Donald Trump, Mary Lou McDonald claims in Dáil

Taoiseach Micheál Martin was "laughing about Ireland's housing crisis" in the Oval Office with Donald Trump, the Dáil has been told.

15/03 Growing numbers of unionists open to conversation on united Ireland, McDonald says

There has been ‘revolution in terms of how people self-define’, Sinn Féin leader tells Dublin event

10/03 Sinn Féin TD seeks chance to address Dáil over arrest

Thomas Gould ‘emphatically’ rejects an alleged €150,000 fraud at a former employer

10/03 Thomas Gould: former logistics manager and defender of IRA

Gould is Sinn Féin spokesman on addiction and recovery

10/03 Thomas Gould arrest: Mary Lou McDonald ‘happy to address issues’ before Dáil

Sinn Féin TD denies wrongdoing over alleged €150,000 fraud and will remain as party’s junior spokesperson on housing

09/03 Second Sinn Féin politician denies allegations over financial investigation

Solicitor acting on behalf of Cllr Kenneth Collins says his client denies wrongdoing

09/03 Alan Gilsenan: ‘I would have had a dreamy, artsy-fartsy notion that a united Ireland would be great’

In The Irish Question, his new documentary, the film-maker asks what reunification of the island would really mean

08/03 Miriam Lord: Maga senator Sharon Keogan would only love to take Taoiseach’s place at shamrock jamboree

Independent senator wrote to the White House seeking a St Patrick’s Day invite

05/03 Micheál Martin says he will engage with Donald Trump ‘in a respectful manner’ during White House visit

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said he will “engage in a respectful manner” during his visit to the White House next week.

05/03 All criminal suspects ‘can’t be interned’, says Taoiseach, responding to ‘shocking’ bail figures

Mary Lou McDonald says bail situation ‘cannot continue’ as 40,348 suspects were on bail last year

05/03 Ireland will raise both Ukraine and Gaza with Donald Trump during White House meeting, Taoiseach tells Dáil

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said he will raise Ukraine and Gaza at his meeting with President Donald Trump next week in Washington.

05/03 Sinn Féin’s Doherty defends going to funeral of ‘friend’ and ex-IRA man ‘Bik’ McFarlane

Sinn Féin has faced criticism for its tributes to Brendan McFarlane, who died last month

02/03 Brendan ‘Bik’ McFarlane obituary: IRA figure linked to kidnapping, killings and prisoner escape

He became a firm supporter of the peace process

27/02 Miriam Lord: Taoiseach erupts at Sinn Féin lecturing others about doing the right thing while canonising IRA slaytriots

Ceann Comhairle tells Micheál Martin to stop carrying on like a child following goading by Pearse Doherty over Michael Lowry

25/02 Sinn Féin’s Gerry Adams and Pearse Doherty among mourners at funeral of former senior IRA member

Brendan ‘Bik’ McFarlane led a mass break-out in September 1983

24/02 Siobhán Fenton: Mary Lou McDonald’s White House boycott is a sign of a more aggressive Sinn Féin approach

In the North, Sinn Féin has stumbled into a trap; it has been able to hold on to the position of First Minister only by virtue of doing very little with it

23/02 Former justice minister criticises McDonald’s tribute to late IRA figure ‘Bik’ McFarlane

Charlie Flanagan describes tribute as ‘nauseating’

22/02 Mary Lou McDonald criticised for tribute to convicted IRA killer Brendan ‘Bik’ McFarlane after his death aged 74

Mary Lou McDonald has been criticised after paying tribute to a senior IRA figure who was jailed for life for his part in a pub massacre in which five innocent Protestants were killed and is believed to have been involved in the 1983 ­kidnapping of Don Tidey.

22/02 Mary Lou McDonald pays tribute to convicted IRA killer Brendan ‘Bik’ McFarlane after his death aged 74

Mary Lou McDonald has paid tribute to a senior IRA figure who was jailed for life for his part in a pub massacre in which five innocent Protestants were killed and is believed to have been involved in the 1983 kidnapping of Don Tidey.

22/02 Sinn Fein’s White House boycott is about votes, not Gaza, says DUP

Sinn Fein’s boycott of the St Patrick’s Day celebrations at the White House is little more than a ploy to win votes, the DUP leader has said.

22/02 Sinn Féin may be boycotting White House for St Patrick’s Day, but Mary Lou McDonald is imploring Taoiseach to attend and confront Trump

Taoiseach Micheál Martin should go to the White House on St Patrick’s Day, Mary Lou McDonald has said, but he should confront US president Donald Trump over his “dangerous” rhetoric on Gaza.

21/02 Taoiseach Micheál Martin accuses Sinn Féin of playing ‘politics’ over White House St Patrick’s Day boycott

Taoiseach Micheál Martin accused Sinn Fein of playing "politics" as he insisted he will accept every opportunity to engage with US President Donald Trump and hopes to proceed with the traditional St Patrick's Day meeting in the White House.

21/02 Sinn Féin to boycott White House events on St Patrick’s Day over Trump threat to take over Gaza and expel Palestinians

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has said she will not attend the White House for a customary event this St Patrick’s Day over US President Donald Trump’s stated aim to expel Palestinians from Gaza and see it fall under US ownership.

21/02 Mary Lou McDonald will not attend White House this St Patrick’s Day over Trump threat to take over Gaza

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has said she will not attend the White House for a customary event this St Patrick’s Day over US President Donald Trump’s stated aim to expel Palestinians from Gaza and see it fall under US ownership.

21/02 Sinn Féin will not attend White House on St Patrick’s Day

Mary Lou McDonald said she could not visit while there was a threat of mass expulsion hanging over the Palestinian people

21/02 Simon Harris hedges bets to include both Biden and Trump on his Christmas card list

Bernard Jackman correction, confusion around a Love/Hate revival and Michael O’Leary’s former Russian tenants

20/02 Combined Opposition leaders firmly oppose ‘cynical attempt to manipulate speaking time’ in Dáil

Government proposals to resolve row over speaking rights ‘utterly unacceptable and will not be tolerated’

20/02 House prices could increase due to relaxation of garden-room planning rules, say experts

Department of Housing is considering changes to exempt free-standing modular or cabin-style homes from planning permission

19/02 Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy will refer Dáil ‘lies’ row to standards committee

A Dáil exchange in which the Taoiseach is accused of charging Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald with “telling lies” has been referred to an Oireachtas standards committee.

18/02 Taoiseach said he accused Sinn Féin leader of telling ‘untruths’ not ‘lies’ in Irish during housing debate

Michéal Martin said SF leader ‘ag insint bréaga’ in Dáil

18/02 Sinn Féin still awaiting clarification on whether Taoiseach will withdraw ‘telling lies’ comment

Michéal Martin said SF leader ‘ag insint bréaga’ in Dáil

15/02 Housing: Back to the drawing board for the Government or more of the same?

Ministers expected on Monday to discuss creation of ‘clearing office’ with aim to clear blockages in system and co-ordinate homebuilding and servicing of zoned lands

15/02 Miriam Lord’s Week: Harsh to blame Verona Murphy after Micheál Martin ignites slow-burning brouhaha

Call for elite squad of Ministers to be taught to watch their tongues before targetting Donald Trump in Operation Blarney

12/02 Taoiseach and Sinn Féin leader in Dáil row over ‘telling lies’ on housing

Government response to housing debate ‘could have been written by ChatGPT’, Labour claims

06/02 Danny Healy-Rae a lonely figure as Roaring Independents split

Danny Healy-Rae goes solo on Opposition benches after the old band breaks up, and watches his brother Michael hurry around the Government benches

06/02 Growing frustration among government backbenchers over speaking-time ‘disadvantage’ in Dáil

There is frustration among Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil backbenchers over the Dáil speaking time debacle, with TDs saying time allocation is already unfair and that they are disadvantaged.

05/02 Elderly man died after medical equipment failed during Storm Éowyn, Dáil told

Father had died in front of his family, says Sinn Féin’s Rose Conway-Walsh, adding ‘That is the tragedy of it. That is how urgent this is’

05/02 Government housing figures ‘a load of bull’ says SF leader

Taoiseach insists ‘no attempt to deceive’ but ‘extremely disappointed’ completions less than official 33,000 target

04/02 The Irish Times view on Sinn Féin: back to basics is not enough

It is not clear how to address the conundrum that confronted the party at the last election

03/02 Regional Independents will not be given Opposition speaking rights in Dáil, Ceann Comhairle rules

Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy has ruled that the Regional Independents supporting Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael in government will not be afforded Opposition speaking rights in the Dáil.

31/01 The Irish Independent’s View: Unresolved speaking-time spat remains an embarrassment

“You’ve got to jump off cliffs and build your wings on the way down,” wrote science fiction author Ray Bradbury. The Government seems to have scant regard for the dangers of plunging from great heights, but it has yet to sprout wings.

30/01 ‘Another stroke’: Fresh plan to give Michael Lowry’s group Dáil speaking time criticised by Opposition

Government plan is ‘total arrogance’ on the back of a ‘grubby deal’, Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald says

30/01 Miriam Lord: Unveiling of new junior Ministers underlines Dáil sausage-fest

Women junior Ministers were placed in the front row at the Leinster House photocall but it fooled no one, as just six of the 23 appointees are women

29/01 Government gender balance hands Opposition low-hanging fruit

It is the less predictable events that will present the biggest problems for the Coalition

29/01 Opposition parties expect showdown over speaking rights row

Committee to consider wording of a new amendment to Dáil rules to break gridlock over ongoing row around Regional Independent Group

29/01 Continuity Sinn Féin the order of the day as Mary Lou McDonald sticks with her tried and trusted

Reports of a major clear-out were greatly exaggerated. The party’s frontbench looks very familiar

28/01 Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald makes minor reshuffle of frontbench

A number of senior TDs will remain in their existing portfolios

27/01 Minister hits back at Mary Lou McDonald over calls to reconvene Dáil saying people should not be ‘trying to politicise’ Storm Éowyn damage

Now is not the time to "politicise" the aftermath of Storm Éowyn, Climate Minister Darragh O’Brien has said, as members of the Opposition call for the Dáil to reconvene.

25/01 ‘It’s 2025 - not the Stone Age’: Government to face extra pressure to promote female TDs as junior ministers

Labour leader Ivana Bacik said there were the same number of Ministers with the name James as there were women

24/01 New Government pledges to go on offensive over US trade

Cabinet criticised as ‘very male’ with only three women as full ministers, down one from last time

24/01 Micheál Martin’s jobs for the boys – no female TDs promoted by Taoiseach as just three given senior cabinet posts

Taoiseach Micheál Martin did not promote any of his female TDs to senior cabinet jobs when announcing his new Government.

23/01 Micheál Martin starts second term as Taoiseach as gender split on new Cabinet draws criticism

Just one Minister retains same portfolio while five women in Cabinet but only three as Senior members

23/01 Storm Lowry lands in Dáil Éireann - and it’s a miracle the roof stayed on

Chaotic scenes in the chamber unfold around coalition of Tweedledum, Tweedledee and Tweedledeal

22/01 How it happened: Unprecedented and chaotic scenes in the Dáil

Election of new taoiseach and government proves impossible as Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy forced to suspend the House repeatedly

22/01 Watch: No Taoiseach elected as Dáil descends into chaos as Sinn Fein’s Mary Lou McDonald leads opposition

A new taoiseach will not be elected today due to a lengthy row over speaking rights.

22/01 Chaos in the Dáil explained: How events in Leinster House unfolded as country must wait for a government

History was made today. No, not the appointment of a new government. In fact it was the complete opposite.

22/01 Chaos in the Dáil: How events in Leinster House unfolded as country must wait for a government

History was made today. No, not the appointment of a new government. In fact it was the complete opposite.

22/01 Chaos in the Dáil as row over rights of independents hits nomination of PM

With Micheál Martin due to visit president to be appointed, Irish parliament is adjourned, as Sinn Féin attacks ‘ruse’

22/01 Labour MEP Aodhán Ó Ríordáin says left-wing parties should unite behind one candidate for president

A Labour MEP has called on Irish left-wing parties to unite and back one presidential candidate, with SDLP leader Claire Hanna in the mix as a potential nominee.

21/01 Government supporting Independents to speak from Dáil opposition benches during election of taoiseach

Social Democrats asked ‘where is the new energy that we were promised’ with Dáil set to adjourn for two weeks

20/01 Tender for controversial €9m mobile phone pouches for secondary schools published

Successful applicants will supply their pouch for a one-year period with the option to extend by a further year

16/01 Letters: Honesty, heart and a touch of levity will always go down well at a funeral

I was delighted to read Mary Kenny’s musings on eulogies (‘Finding the right words can be hard when it’s time to give loved ones a good send-off’, Irish Independent, January 15).

14/01 ‘I’m only a young one,’ says Mary Lou McDonald as she vows to lead Sinn Féin into next general election

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has insisted she is in politics for the long haul as she vowed to lead her party into government after the next general election.

13/01 Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael face further criticism over Michael Lowry talks

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald said tribunal findings were ‘very clear’

12/01 Pádraig Ó Snodaigh obituary – Historian, writer and publisher who always promoted Irish as a living language

Former uachtarán of Conradh na Gaeilge, prolific writer, publisher and historian Pádraig Ó Snodaigh passed away on January 2 at the age of 89 years, leaving a substantial cultural, literary and political legacy.

11/01 Poll: Public don’t want FF/FG coalition talks with Michael Lowry

Almost two-thirds of the public disagree with Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael doing business with Tipperary TD Michael Lowry, who was heavily criticised in the 2011 report of the Moriarty tribunal.

11/01 Their day has not come: Sinn Féin prepares for another five years in opposition

As Sinn Féin heads into next Dáil, it faces a crucial moment in its quest for growth, power and delivering on its mission of seismic change

10/01 The Indo Daily: Claudine Keane v Sinn Féin

Barely a fortnight into 2025 and we're already seeing what must surely be one of the most unlikely showdowns of the year, as Claudine Keane goes head to head with Sinn Féin.

07/01 Mary Lou McDonald hails former Sinn Fein adviser Ted Howell as ‘patriot’ as mourners attend Belfast funeral

Senior republican Ted Howell was hailed as a "patriot" by Sinn Fein president Mary Lou McDonald during his funeral in west Belfast.

07/01 Mary Lou McDonald pays tribute to republican ‘patriot’ Ted Howell during funeral service

McDonald, Michelle O’Neill and Gerry Adams took turns carrying strategist and negotiator’s coffin to Belfast cemetery

07/01 Michelle O’Neill and Mary Lou McDonald among mourners at funeral of former Sinn Fein adviser

The funeral of former Sinn Fein adviser Ted Howell has taken place in west Belfast.

05/01 Claudine Keane asks for Mary Lou McDonald meeting over Sinn Féin ‘attacks’ on Robbie Keane’s Israeli job

Claudine Keane, the wife of football coach Robbie Keane, has written to Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald to seek a meeting to discuss an alleged smear campaign she says has put her family at risk.

01/01 McDonald reiterates demand for Border poll

Sinn Féin leader aims to advance the goal of Irish unity while in opposition

01/01 Five things to watch in 2025 as the next government takes shape

Year ahead promises no shortage of intrigue and challenge for the political classes as they look to digest a new reality brought about by the year of elections

31/12 2024 in Irish politics: Elections, leadership changes, referendums and restoration

After a year of two lost referendums, a taoiseach’s resignation and huge losses for government partners the Greens, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are returning to power

31/12 Fine Gael’s John McGahon quits politics after election run plagued by pub fight controversy

Controversial Fine Gael politician John McGahon has announced he is quitting politics as he ruled out running for the Seanad again after failing to get a Dáil seat in the general election.

28/12 Miriam Lord’s review of the year: Long-awaited election brings more of the same

We saw shock resignations, ruptured relations and an over-eager new Taoiseach in a year of change but a future of more of the same

27/12 Stephen Collins: Martin and Harris must now jettison the frothy promises and focus on the essentials

Tony Blair had it right when he said manifestos and campaign promises are ‘a guide to winning but they’re an unsuitable guide to governing, except in describing what you hope will happen’

25/12 IRA murder of Jean McConville ‘very regrettable’, says Gerry Adams after Say Nothing drama shone spotlight on Troubles killing

Gerry Adams has described the IRA’s abduction and murder of Jean McConville as “very regrettable”.

23/12 Mary Lou McDonald might watch Disappeared drama Say Nothing on Disney+ this Christmas

Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald has suggested she may watch Disney+ drama Say Nothing during the Christmas holidays.

21/12 Miriam Lord’s Political Awards of 2024

A political year of shocks and surprises somehow ended up as it began: with Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael in cahoots. The politician of the year may have had something to do with it

21/12 Jennifer Bray: Referendums, resignation and a general election - a year of drama and political shocks

The family and care referendums were soundly rejected, Leo Varadkar most unexpectedly stepped down, and there was a decided turnaround in parties’ fortunes

21/12 Care services for most vulnerable not good enough, says Simon Harris

Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil ‘on track’ to strike government deal by January 22nd

19/12 Editorial: Only time will tell if the 34th Dáil can deliver real change

The opening of the 34th Dáil was taken up by wrangling over filling a €250,000-a-year post that cynics might argue is the best-paid bouncer’s job in the country.

18/12 Verona Murphy makes Dáil history as first woman Ceann Comhairle

The Independent Wexford TD says she will carry out the role ‘without fear or favour’

13/12 Stephen Collins: Despite the rhetoric from Mary Lou McDonald, Sinn Féin was the big election loser

Martin and Harris got on each other’s nerves during the election campaign, but they now need to put their differences aside

12/12 Man pleads guilty to making threats to kill Mary Lou McDonald and Drew Harris

Richard McGreevy (28) was remanded in custody and will be sentenced in March

11/12 Editorial: Prospective coalition parties must act with urgency and put the country first

Seizing the moment or recognising “the fierce urgency of now” is a hallmark of effective government. There is said to be a transcendent power in setting the right example, and the prospective coalition partners would be doing precisely that by agreeing a programme for a new administration as quickly as possible.

10/12 Letters: Language and attitudes towards disabled people are still so patronising

As talk of forming a new government dominates print and the airwaves, I’m struck by the language being thrown around by politicians when it comes to me and thousands more disabled people. It’s careless, objectifying, and insulting.

09/12 Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael still open to coalition with Labour Party

Jim O’Callaghan talks up Independents option while Bacik expected to speak separately with Martin and Harris this week

09/12 Letters: Democracy demands Fianna Fáil at least tries to engage with Sinn Féin

Since the general election and the final count, the political manoeuvring between Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael has become increasingly predictable.

09/12 Government formation talks gather pace as Taoiseach Simon Harris to meet Independents

Taoiseach Simon Harris is to begin meeting with Independents today as he seeks to build the basis for a new coalition along with Fianna Fáil.

08/12 Letters: Let’s honour the women who made Ireland a far better place

Sir — Liam Collins reminded us last week of the role modern women like Gemma Hussey played in the emancip­ation of women in a State where the church sidelined and demeaned them and perpetuated a great scandal on schoolboys and girls.

07/12 ‘This is a bit of craic’: Why Dublin Central voted for Gerry Hutch

In Dublin’s north inner city support for the veteran criminal known as the Monk shows how ‘disaffected’ locals are

07/12 Housing job up for grabs as Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael plan to lure Labour

In the fine tradition of the Labour Party, the first item on the agenda was the split.

05/12 Newton Emerson: The real danger now is of Sinn Féin quiet quitting in Northern Ireland

Concerns that Sinn Féin’s electoral setback will destabilise Stormont miss the point. The party is at greater risk of endlessly shirking difficult decisions

05/12 Ceann Comhairle choice means Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael will need one more Independent for coalition

Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael will be scrambling for even more Independents to prop up their expected coalition after it emerged Seán Ó Fearghaíl is on course to be voted back in as the Ceann Comhairle in two weeks’ time.

05/12 Editorial: Now election is over, parties must focus on constructive talks

Mathematics is the language with which God has written the universe, Galileo Galilei said. Tánaiste Micheál Martin looks determined to assert it has a hand in shaping our own political firmament too.

04/12 ‘I will want to talk to him’ – Mary Lou McDonald says it’s ‘bad practice’ for Micheál Martin to ‘completely disregard’ Sinn Féin

Mary Lou McDonald has said it is “bad practice” for Micheál Martin to “completely disregard” Sinn Féin, given the scale of the party’s mandate, saying she will contact the Fianna Fáil leader in the days ahead.

04/12 Sinn Féin’s Mary Lou McDonald urges Soc Dems and Labour to avoid FF-FG government but says she will still contact Fianna Fáil

Mary Lou McDonald says she would advise the Social Democrats and the Labour Party not to go into government with the axis of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael.

04/12 Kathy Sheridan: In a new Dáil once again dominated by men, three women will lead the Opposition

Democracy is on a downward arc globally, and we can see the warning signs here in the treatment by some media of Gerry Hutch’s candidacy as a joke. We learned nothing from the ascent of Donald Trump

04/12 ‘There’s only one show in town’ – Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael favour Independents for coalition over Labour Party

Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael TDs favour forming a coalition with Independents rather than the Labour Party.

03/12 The Irish Times view on Sinn Féin ‘s election performance: a significant setback

It seems unlikely that the party can rebuild its old electoral coalition

03/12 Where to now for Sinn Féin: ‘There is great disappointment, but the blame internally is not being put on Mary Lou McDonald’

There are murmurings about replacing the party leadership, but there is also a huge swell of support within the ranks for McDonald

03/12 Labour split over joining government as Ivana Bacik ‘cooling’ on coalition

A split is emerging in the Labour Party over the prospect of going into government with Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael.

02/12 Election 2024 live updates: Stephen Donnelly loses seat as count enters final stretch

Stephen Donnelly becomes Government's most high-profile casualty in general election

02/12 Portion of female TDs in next Dáil not expected to increase despite new gender quota

A similar percentage of female TDs are expected to be elected to the 34th Dáil compared to the last general election.

01/12 Winners and losers in general election 2024

Close-fought races and the tantalising prospect of power brought relief for the victorious but crushing lows for those rejected by the electorate

01/12 Former Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley’s wife says the last few months have been ‘hell’

Brian Stanley says he and his campaigners ‘defied the odds’ by getting over the line as an Independent candidate

01/12 Dublin Central General Election 2024 updates: Labour's Marie Sherlock pips Gerry ‘the Monk’ Hutch to final seat

Number of seats: 4

01/12 Dublin Central General Election 2024 updates: Paschal Donohoe elected; Gerry Hutch 124 votes ahead of Labour's Marie Sherlock ahead of final count

Number of seats: 4

30/11 Dublin Central General Election 2024 updates: Sinn Féin’s Mary Lou McDonald elected, Clare Daly eliminated with ‘The Monk’ still in contention

Number of seats: 4

30/11 Dublin Central General Election 2024 updates: ‘You have given us a powerful and strong mandate’ – Mary Lou tops first count with Hutch in contention for final seat

Number of seats: 4

30/11 Dublin Central General Election 2024 updates: ‘You have given us a powerful and strong mandate’ – Mary Lou set to take first seat with Hutch in contention for final seat

Number of seats: 4

30/11 Ireland’s voters unhappy with Simon Harris as exit poll shows drop in support

Rivals claim Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael ‘becoming one party’ with voters under-34 increasingly backing Sinn Féin

30/11 Election 2024 live updates: Exit poll shows tight race between main three parties as counting to begin at 9am

Election 2024: If the exit poll findings are borne out when the votes are counted, it suggests a return of a coalition based around Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael is likely

30/11 Political reporters on their moments of the election campaign

Simon Harris’s encounter with care worker Charlotte Fallon stood out as a pivotal moment in a campaign for which the political parties seemed oddly unprepared

30/11 Fine Gael spent over €145,000 on online campaign ads in the four-week run-up to voting

Fine Gael spent more than €145,000 on online advertising in the month leading up to polling day, outspending all other parties several times over.

29/11 Irish voters face long wait for results in tight general election

With no outright majority expected, party leaders are bracing for a ‘fascinating’ period of political negotiation

29/11 Olivia O’Leary: If this election campaign has proven anything, it’s that voters are not eejits

Election 2024: Everything will be revealed over the course of this weekend. But in the meantime, we learned a few things during this bumpy campaign

29/11 General election 2024: Fine Gael, Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil in near dead heat at end of campaign

Over 100,000 new registrations in the two weeks before the closing deadline add to the unpredictability of an election few are confident of calling

29/11 Ireland goes to polls with three parties neck and neck

Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin all on about 20% in opinion polls after short, sharp campaign

29/11 Editorial: No party has grounds for overconfidence as voters head to polls

Hindsight is supposedly 20/20, but the Irish electorate may be about to prove the same applies to foresight.

28/11 Mary Lou McDonald accuses Simon Harris of ‘scaremongering’ over economic shocks

The Sinn Féin leader has accused Simon Harris of “scaremongering” over his warnings about future economic shocks.

28/11 ‘T’was the day before polling: Will politicians get a stocking full of votes or lump of coal?

Election 2024: Last poll of general election campaign leaves it ‘all to play for’

28/11 Who will be Ireland’s next taoiseach? With only one day to go, it’s still wide open | Justine McCarthy

With a housing emergency weighing heavily on voters’ minds, anything could happen at the polls on Friday, says journalist Justine McCarthy

28/11 Sinn Féin’s US political arm raises €366,000 in latest fundraising drive

Major building companies and subcontractors in New York and New Jersey among biggest donors to Friends of Sinn Féin

28/11 Miriam Lord: Mary Lou’s ‘chatty’ campaign trail style a world away from Dáil barbs

Sinn Féin leader gives a lesson in canvassing as she’s welcomed in Carlow by students yearning for change - and a selfie

28/11 Sinn Féin optimistic but breakthrough unlikely in Irish election

Mary Lou McDonald’s party has risen to second place in the polls but analysts say the chances of victory are slim

28/11 Three main parties deadlocked, but the Fine Gael slip continues

The three main parties are deadlocked as the country heads towards the polls, with Fianna Fáil holding the most slender of leads over Fine Gael and Sinn Féin.

28/11 Letters: Advertisers and TV hosts please note: it’s Christmas – not the ‘holiday’ season

I believe Christmas is coming. ­Advertisement agencies don’t seem to have noticed. They’re calling it “holiday” season. Broadcast media presenters are too.

27/11 Majority of voters think Simon Harris lost final televised debate of the election campaign – poll

Taoiseach Simon Harris’s path back to power has taken a further blow with the majority of voters believing he lost the last general election debate of the campaign, according to an opinion poll from Ireland Thinks.

27/11 Caroline O’Doherty: Eight minutes at end of leaders’ debate shows climate is nowhere near top of Election 2024 agenda

Climate campaigners’ plea for a leaders’ debate dedicated to climate went unanswered so the eight minutes given to the topic on Tuesday night were critical for assessing the attitudes of the taoisigh-in-waiting.

27/11 General election debate review: A feature-length snooze fest, short on drama but high on stodgy soundbites

Television: Miriam O’Callaghan did her best to add pep to this tedious chinwag but we ended up with pure lethargy

27/11 General election debate review: RTÉ presenters try to raise temperature in feature-length snooze fest

Television: Miriam O’Callaghan did her best to add pep to this tedious chinwag but we ended up with pure lethargy

27/11 Election 2024 live updates: Leaders’ debate fails to change dynamic of uncertain election campaign

Election 2024: Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil will major on the macro economy in the next 48 hours

27/11 Leaders’ debate fails to change dynamic of uncertain election campaign

Election 2024: None of three party leaders landed a decisive blow on rivals during final RTÉ debate

27/11 Editorial: Key issues no longer to the fore as general election candidates battle series of unfortunate events

At this point in any political campaign, major parties are generally busy putting the final polish to the golden nuggets in the front windows of their election manifestos.

27/11 Boy with life-threatening scoliosis who struggles to breathe will finally have spinal surgery on Friday

A young boy suffering from life-threatening scoliosis, who was removed from the active waiting list, is due to finally have his spinal operation on Friday as the nation goes to the polls.

27/11 Fine Gael to ramp up fear factor in bid to claw back lost lead

Fine Gael will ramp up the fear factor in the final days of the general election campaign over “transatlantic economic shocks” and try to persuade voters it is the only party to be trusted on the economy.

26/11 Leaders’ debate live updates: Harris, Martin and McDonald clash on economy, housing and review of RTÉ’s Gaza coverage

Simon Harris, Micheál Martin and Mary Lou McDonald face off in final debate before election

26/11 Clare Daly believes Mary Lou McDonald’s seat is safe despite Sinn Fein being part of ‘sedate’ Opposition

Dublin gangland figure Gerard Hutch says his campaign for election in Dublin Central is ‘genuine and truthful’

26/11 Fine Gael says contact with RTÉ over viral clip was ‘appropriate’

Simon Harris claims Fine Gael wanted to ‘offer information’ to broadcaster after his controversial exchange with disability carer

26/11 Irish PM’s party drops six points in pre-election polls amid ‘Simon slump’

Fine Gael had looked sure of victory on Friday before leader’s disastrous interaction with care worker

26/11 ‘I don’t think he has the remotest interest’ – Mary Lou McDonald on likelihood of Gerry Adams running for President

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has poured cold water on the prospect of her predecessor Gerry Adams running to become the next President of Ireland.

26/11 Election 2024 live updates: Option of Sinn Féin led government rises in popularity, poll shows

Election 2024: Final Irish Times/Ipsos poll shows a coalition based on Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael remains the most popular choice for government after the general election

26/11 Fintan O'Toole: Ireland stumbled into the fiscal garden of Eden. We could just as suddenly be turfed out

State’s short-term future is shaped simultaneously by wild optimism and existential anxiety

26/11 The Indo Daily: Mary Lou McDonald talks The Monk, Brian Stanley, why Gerry Adams won't be President and her pathway to power

With only a couple of days before the General Election, Mary Lou McDonald tells The Indo Daily how she envisions her pathway to power in the final days of this campaign.

26/11 Editorial: It’s ‘game on’ in general election after Simon Harris gaffes, but be sure to make your vote count

The slope on which public life is conducted gets steeper and slippier the longer you are at the top. Avoiding banana skins becomes ever more critical.

26/11 Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin would prefer coalition with Fine Gael as he rules out deal with Sinn Féin

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin still wants to bring Simon Harris back to power despite Fine Gael’s collapse in the polls.

26/11 Not everyone critical of government immigration policy is racist, says Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has taken aim at the Government for suggesting people who believe their communities are not suitable for ­asylum-seeker centres are racist.

25/11 ‘Game on for this election’, McDonald says, as Sinn Féin gain momentum

Latest Irish Times/B&A Ipsos poll shows sharp drop in support for Fine Gael and modest boost for Sinn Féin

25/11 Sinn Féin governance review to issue report before Christmas, says Mary Lou McDonald

A review of governance procedures in Sinn Féin prompted by child safeguarding concerns should deliver a report before Christmas, party president Mary Lou McDonald has said.

25/11 Election 2024 live updates: Support for Fine Gael falls with just days to go before general election

Election 2024: Three largest parties are all within two percentage points of one another as parties embark on a frantic final four days of campaign

25/11 Fine Gael support drops as Harris’ halo slips

Poll shows Fine Gael is in trouble and will need a dramatic turnaround in the first few days of the week to arrest the decline

25/11 Two-party coalition not mathematically possible on latest Irish Times poll figures

Social Democrats, Labour and Greens jostling for position among smaller parties

25/11 Labour is now the public’s top pick to be the junior partner in next coalition government

The Labour Party is the public’s preferred choice to be the junior partner in a new coalition after Friday’s election, a new opinion poll shows.

25/11 Editorial: Final leaders’ debate must address risks posed to the Irish economy

The temptation after last week’s leaders’ debate will be to go for a scrap. Peadar Tóibín of Aontú and Richard Boyd Barrett of People Before Profit got stuck in to their opponents and refused to be left on the sidelines. The tactic worked, as both were rated highly for their performances, particularly Tóibín, who the Ireland Thinks opinion poll for the Sunday Independent says came out on top in th

25/11 Fine Gael admits Fianna Fáil likely to win more seats after series of Simon Harris howlers

Fine Gael strategists are now admitting Fianna Fáil will win more seats than their party following a series of campaign calamities for Taoiseach Simon Harris.

24/11 Pat Leahy: No election is a foregone conclusion. This will be a fierce and frantic week

Election campaign trails can tell us a lot about what leaders are thinking

23/11 Cliff Taylor: There’s one question which none of the political parties wants to answer

When Labour is preaching prudence, you know we’ve got a problem

23/11 Letters: New chapter in the great history of Irish women can begin when we go to polls

Ciarán Cassidy’s documentary, Housewife of the Year, a powerful film on how Ireland used to treat its women with condescension, hits cinema screens this weekend.

22/11 The Irish Times view on Sinn Féin’s RTÉ review: A dangerous proposal

It is not clear why exactly Sinn Féin believes such a review is required. It doesn’t appear to know itself

22/11 Sinn Féin pledges unity referendums can happen by 2030

Mary Lou McDonald outlines how a government led by the party would prioritise a united Ireland

21/11 Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch hits the streets of Dublin to tunes of Thin Lizzy as he steps up election bid

Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch showed little concern for his safety as he went out canvassing yesterday.

21/11 Temperatures plummet on election campaign trail amid blizzard of political promises

While plans differ between some parties on housing, the cost of living and taxes, all of them agree on a few basic tenets around housing

21/11 Editorial: Sinn Féin’s plan to ‘review’ RTÉ’s broadcasting decisions on Gaza smacks of autocracy

With typical hauteur, the Duke of Wellington declared: “There are no manifestos like cannon and musket­­ry.” The clear implication being: Who needs to lay their political intentions before the public when brute force can do the trick? Such sentiments served emperor and authoritarianism, but not democracy.

21/11 ‘The buck stops with me’: Mary Lou McDonald insists she is in full control of Sinn Féin

Sinn Féin leader makes pledge to voters, expresses regret over party scandals, and says she will be a ‘mindful’ taoiseach

20/11 Journalists’ union expresses ‘grave concern’ over Sinn Féin plan to review RTÉ objectivity on Gaza

Séamus Dooley said he would write to Mary Lou McDonald over ‘implied criticism’ of broadcaster

20/11 Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil attacks on Sinn Féin move into a higher gear

Election 2024: While manifestos should be taken with a large pinch of salt by the electorate, they are the raw ingredients for government formation talks

20/11 Ireland’s election: the parties, the voting, the issues and the likely result

Fine Gael is seeking an unprecedented fourth successive term in office and could well achieve it on 29 November

20/11 Bertie Ahern says left-leaning parties ‘are wasting their time’ if they don’t form a coalition

Former taoiseach Bertie Ahern has said that Ireland’s left-leaning politicians could make a serious bid for government in five years’ time if they started forming a coalition once Election 2024 is over.

19/11 Sinn Féin plan to review RTÉ’s objectivity ‘extraordinarily concerning’ – Harris

Party says it will ‘peer review’ RTÉ's objectivity in coverage of international conflicts, including ‘the Israeli genocide in Gaza’

19/11 Election 2024: McDonald to stay on if Sinn Féin fares poorly, as party pledges USC cut and 300,000 new homes

Sinn Féin leader says moment ‘where history meets opportunity’ has arrived, encouraging voters to remove Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil

19/11 Leaders’ debate review: Were all the participants tranquillised en route to the studio?

Television: Occasional sparks insufficient to draw viewers out of their pre-election stupor

19/11 Under-fire Fine Gael candidate John McGahon dodges media on canvass trail

Fine Gael candidate John McGahon was unavailable to the media yesterday as rival parties raised questions over his role in a street fight in 2018.

19/11 Letters: Savings account promise is an insult to children who suffer hardship every day

Fine Gael’s “acorn savings account” scheme that proposes to redistribute taxpayers’ money upwards, to enrich the already well-off is, without doubt, the grottiest and most offensive ­election promise to emerge so far.

18/11 Editorial: Leaders’ debate a chance to discuss threats to economy

Hands up who knew there were 10 party leaders in Leinster House? Apparently so, and they’ll all be rolled out on television tonight for the first leaders’ debate of the general election. Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil, Sinn Féin, the Green Party, Labour Party, Social Democrats, People Before Profit, Aontú and Independent groupings of all sorts.

18/11 Taoiseach Simon Harris calls on Sinn Féin to publish manifesto ahead of first debate

Taoiseach Simon Harris has called on Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald to publish the party’s manifesto ahead of the first leaders’ debate this evening.

17/11 Fine Gael stands by Senator after assault victim questions election candidacy

John McGahon was sued in High Court for assault and battery by Breen White following incident outside Dundalk pub in 2018

16/11 Election 2024: More 600 candidates set to appear on ballot papers across 43 constituencies

Harris and Martin cross paths on campaign trail in Kerry as McDonald launches Sinn Féin’s €10 a day childcare pledge

16/11 Jennifer O'Connell: Gerard Hutch running for office is no joke. The media should stop treating it like one

Hutch is so successfully laundering his reputation, some manufacturer of washing powder should immediately sign him up as a brand ambassador

16/11 Readers on the general election big issues: ‘I feel like we are just being bribed with our own money at the moment’

The Irish Times brought together a panel of readers to discuss the general election campaign. Here’s what they think of politicians’ promises and performances so far

16/11 The Trump factor in Ireland’s election: Voters see less appeal in ‘radical’ change

Harris favourite for taoiseach and Fianna Fáil-Fine Gael favourites for government

16/11 Coalition led by Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael top choice among voters, indicates poll

Simon Harris favourite selection for taoiseach, well in advance of rivals Micheál Martin and Mary Lou McDonald

16/11 Letters: Political promises have been ignored, so my voting choices will now change

I am going to vote in a radically different way than ever before. I will cast my votes in the Mayo constituency for Chris Maxwell (Independent Ireland), Paul Lawless (Aontú), Joe Daly (People Before Profit), Patsy O’Brien (Independent) and Stephen Kerr (Independent).

16/11 Editorial: Parties will have to rethink strategies in trying to woo voters

“Before a cat will condescend to treat you as a trusted friend, some little token of esteem is needed, like a dish of cream,” TS Eliot wrote.

15/11 Election 2024: TV bust up and SF down but not out - here’s what went on in week one of campaigning

Your essential end-of-week politics catch up: O’Leary cuts the legs from under teachers; Independents move up the polls

15/11 Dublin Central constituency profile: Clare Daly’s entry into the race will squeeze all candidates on the left

Election 2024: If the far right are to make a breakthrough to the Dáil, it could be here

15/11 Justine McCarthy: What’s the point of an election if it inevitably means the same parties get back in?

The shameful and eternal truth about the Irish left is that as long as it stands apart, it falls apart

14/11 Fine Gael holds six point lead as opinion poll shows big jump for Independents

FINE Gael has a six point lead over its rivals in a new opinion poll that suggests the campaign so far has failed to dramatically shift public opinion.

14/11 ‘It’s official, I’m running’ – Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch confirms registration as Election 2024 candidate

Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch has officially registered as a candidate to run in the general election in Dublin Central saying, “It’s official. I’m running.”

14/11 Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald ‘absolutely condemns’ Gerry Hutch running for election in her Dublin Central constituency

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald said she “absolutely condemns” Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch running for a Dáil seat in her Dublin Central constituency.

14/11 Mary Lou McDonald ‘a step ahead’ of Taoiseach Simon Harris at dancing, says viral TikTok dancer after Monaghan shop visits

A TikTok user who jived with Taoiseach Simon Harris and Mary Lou ­McDonald earlier this week says the Sinn Féin ­leader’s dance skills are a “step ahead”.

13/11 Unionist peer accuses Mary Lou McDonald of trying to ‘wish away the IRA’ following remarks on Joe Brolly podcast

An Ulster Unionist peer has accused Mary Lou McDonald of trying to “wish away” the IRA after she claimed it is “not reasonable” for Sinn Fein politicians to be asked about the horrors of the past.

12/11 Next government will need ‘new deal’ to support farmers as sector faces ‘huge challenge’, says IFA

The Irish Farmers’ Association said that analysis it conducted showed that farming incomes were down 34 per cent over the last six years

12/11 Liz Carolan: Michael O’Leary’s swipe at teachers won’t land more than a glancing blow on Fine Gael

The viral moment will fade away, but perhaps not before it seeps into the cracks of doubt some voters may have about the party

12/11 Gloves are off in campaign as coalition partners attack each other’s election promises

The battle to lead the next coalition government has escalated, with Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael taking aim at each other’s election promises.

12/11 Teachers, barristers, accountants: What the TDs of the 33rd Dáil did before they were elected

Michael O’Leary might be disappointed to hear there are more former teachers serving as TDs than any other profession, with 12.5pc of deputies making the switch from the classroom to the Dáil chamber.

11/11 From party leader debates to keeping up with the campaign trail: Everything you need to know about election coverage

Party leaders will go head-to-head in two live debates in the lead up to polling day, with parties first battling it out on housing policy tonight.

11/11 Sinn Féin promises to cut USC within first 100 days in Government

Tax cut would remove USC on first €45,000 of income for all earners, costing €1.8bn

11/11 Sinn Féin pledges to abolish USC on incomes up to €45,000 if elected to Government

Sinn Féin is promising to abolish USC on all incomes up to €45,000 over the lifetime of the next government if they are elected to power after the general election.

11/11 First Minister Michelle O’Neill lays wreath at Belfast war memorial in historic first for Sinn Féin leadership

Stormont’s First Minister Michelle O’Neill has participated in the Remembrance Sunday ceremony at Belfast City Hall – the first time a senior Sinn Féin figure has taken part in such an event in Northern Ireland.

09/11 RIP FF-FG-Green Coalition, 2020-2024 - Miriam Lord’s look back at the Government

Three taoisigh, five budgets and a global pandemic: in unprecedented times it was a government like no other

09/11 Editorial: If you want change, it won’t come unless you cast your vote

There’s an old joke that when politicians go to confession, they begin by saying: “Bless me, Father, for sins have been committed.” Deflection and distance from responsibility are deemed to be so deeply rooted in the DNA that facing up to failings must be avoided at all costs.

08/11 Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael to stand on their record in government

Taoiseach Simon Harris says the three Coalition parties had governed well together and passed five progressive budgets

08/11 Sinn Féin pledges to win back working-class base

Mary Lou McDonald admits recent mistakes had cost the party support

07/11 Mary Lou McDonald: ‘We have the right number of candidates this time’

Sinn Féin president insists party’s election strategy is on track and ‘we are in it to win it’

06/11 Phone pouch scheme will cost €2m every year as well as €9m outlay, McDonald says

Sinn Féin operating similar schools initiative in Northern Ireland but Taoiseach Simon Harris claims it costs ‘a hell of a lot more’

06/11 Taoiseach warns of transatlantic trade threat after US election result

The Taoiseach has commented indirectly on the outcome of the US election, suggesting Ireland was wise to prepare for possible future instability.

06/11 Fine Gael to canvass rugby fans at Ireland v New Zealand clash on first official day of election campaign

Fine Gael candidates will target rugby fans attending the Ireland v New ­Zealand clash on the first official day of the election campaign.

03/11 Micheál Martin decries ‘ageist’ Fine Gael and slams ‘soundbite’ politics, as gap between FG and FF shrinks

The gap in public support between Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil is tightening with the general election fast approaching, according to the latest Sunday Independent/Ireland Thinks opinion poll.

01/11 Sinn Féin seeks to capitalise on Heather Humphreys resignation in general election with three-candidate strategy in border constituency

Sinn Féin is targeting three seats in the five-seater Cavan-Monaghan constituency, with a third candidate to be added this weekend.

01/11 Ireland’s Covid ‘evaluation’ will avoid UK’s ‘gotcha’ moments - but critics say it looks tokenistic

Government officials believe it is entirely unfair to compare Ireland’s handling of the pandemic to that of the UK

29/10 Brian Stanley responsible for his ‘bad behaviour’, not Sinn Féin, says Mary Lou McDonald

The Sinn Féin leader has said the party will select an alternative candidate to contest in the Laois constituency

28/10 Sinn Féin proposing free prescriptions for all if elected to Government

Election 2024: Sinn Féin to launch new healthcare policy as it fights to regain momentum

26/10 The general election war rooms: Who’s who behind the parties’ election campaign teams?

Strategies, slogans and manifestos are being finalised behind the scenes as polling day looms

25/10 Justine McCarthy: Government shouldn’t be so quick to yell Gotcha! at Sinn Féin. Its record on children is shameful

When election candidates coming knocking at your door, will you speak for the children so badly let down by the State?

24/10 Inside Politics: Can Sinn Féin still mobilise voters?

Party made it through Wednesday with no major development in the cascading series of scandals around it

23/10 Editorial: Political reputation must never trump child protection and safety

Over the past few weeks, we have seen Sinn Féin reeling from a series of blows, all self-inflicted. In public relations terms, it amounted to a self-administered punishment beating.

22/10 Mary Lou McDonald issues ‘unequivocal’ apology to teenager sent texts by Ó Donnghaile and corrects Dáil record

Mary Lou McDonald says sorry to youth and his mother for ‘hurt my words caused’ in statement when Niall Ó Donnghaile resigned

22/10 Sinn Féin responds to child abuse more or less as the Catholic hierarchy did

Dress Cardinal McDonald and her bishops in episcopal robes and it’s a movie we’ve all seen before

21/10 Sinn Féin employee resigns after incident that led to damage of DUP portrait in Belfast City Hall

The party confirmed the move in a statement, saying it had notified the PSNI after event took place over weekend

21/10 Mary Lou McDonald to issue ‘full unequivocal’ apology to NI teen texted by Niall Ó Donnghaile

Mary Lou McDonald has said she will correct the record of the Dáil after she incorrectly stated that a teenager sent ­inappropriate texts by a former party senator was 17 years old, when in fact he was 16.