Mary Lou McDonald

Inside Politics: Fuel protests on Ministers’ minds with budget nearing

‘Fuse has been lit’ by Parades Commission decision to allow first march since 1997

Satisfaction with Government falls to lowest rating in six years, but support for Sinn Féin and Mary Lou McDonald is also down

Gavin Robinson and the DUP will present the same ‘business as usual, nothing to see here’ position to members

Radio: Radio 1 host’s broadcasting mettle is tested by his visit to farming jamboree, while Anton Savage shows his bite

High Court’s quashing of Parades Commission decision to impose restrictions on Orange Order march is raised in Dáil by Sinn Féin

Nationalists may be more liberal by conviction but they have less immediate experience of immigration, which tends to be concentrated in unionist areas

The claim that senior personnel handling protected disclosures were met with hostility by senior Garda management is perhaps the most serious new allegation

The first post-Paschal budget, the triple lock row, and the return of the Micheál Martin-Mary Lou McDonald rivalry

An unavoidable impression in this book is that Sinn Féin had a big opportunity, but blew it

Party leaders sign memorandum in Cardiff declaring ‘Westminster’s time is coming to an end’

First Ministers push for referendums despite Andy Burnham dashing hopes

Catherine Connolly raises ‘normalisation of war and genocide’ in ‘respectful’ meeting with US president

Siobhán Fenton’s absorbing new memoir Ourselves Alone offers real insight into the workings of Ireland’s most secretive political party

Hard to escape the conclusion that its plan is simply to try harder with the same strategies and messages as before

Party leader says ‘strains’ on public services and ‘issues’ around housing must be considered when it comes to issuing work permits to foreign workers

Dissident republicans have seized on Burnham’s statement as proof Sinn Féin has been naive

Hugh, Pat, Ellen and Jack took to the stage at Electric Picnic on Saturday

Reduction of 30c per litre for diesel and 25c for petrol to remain in place until October 31st

Britain’s prime minister repeated his assertion that a plebiscite on Irish unity was ‘off the table’

Restoration of cuts to be kept under review while geopolitical situation remains uncertain, Minister says

Meeting held with representatives from Biogen, which makes drug Skyclarys

Detectives forwarded the near 600-page file on investigation into Cork North Central TD Thomas Gould and Cllr Kenneth Collins

Party member described new rule as ‘a chilling effort to quell internal dissent’

Move follows Fianna Fáil politicians’ call for HSE to change stance on treatment for Friedreich’s ataxia

Jim Sheridan, Troy Parrott and Olivia O’Toole also called for the preservation of recreational area in Dublin city centre

Darragh O’Brien to work with Road Safety Authority on proposed legislation over the summer

Highlights include In the Opinion of the Censor, The Rapture, Ramy and The Irish Question

As the Taoiseach eyes the exit and the unity debate gets louder, the current calm in Irish politics may not last

The rot starts in tiny ways. Old taboos against public cursing and crude language fall away and soon a leader calls a poor country a ‘shithole’

Sinn Féin leader says there is now a recognition that parties need to work collaboratively on the issue

Welsh-born politician says a Border poll on Irish reunification is ‘not on my list of priorities at the moment’

The new man in Downing Street will at some point have to address awkward issues such as funding and demands for a referendum

Hissy fits, bust-ups, mortification and demonstrations of backbone as TDs and senators go toe to toe

Tánaiste says question is ‘not simply what a united Ireland would cost, but what a united Ireland could create’

At least one child admitted to hospital each day this summer, some with life-changing injuries, says Children’s Health Ireland

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Micheál Martin’s Dáil remarks – laden with gratitude - were met with indifference as summer recess drew nearer

The first half of 2026 raised plenty of questions; will there be answers in the second half?

Mary Lou McDonald told the families of the six men in the Distinguished Visitors’ Gallery ‘your dad won’