Mary Lou McDonald

Welsh and Scottish elections in May could energise Irish unity debate, says Sinn Féin

Leaders of Plaid Cymru and SNP join chat with SF delegates in Belfast hosted by Mary Lou McDonald and Michelle O’Neill

Party faithful stand behind Sinn Féin leader and unite for selfie at ardfheis

Mary Lou McDonald insists she will lead party into next election despite claims of dissatisfaction with her leadership

Sinn Féin Ardfheis: Michelle O’Neill vows to reform NI powersharing institutions

‘We will work with all other progressive parties to deliver the change that is needed’

Key issues facing Sinn Féin as party gathers for ardfheis

If main Opposition grouping in Republic not seen as solution for those angry at Government, then it has a problem

Larger €9bn surplus forecast increases pressure on Coalition for spending increases

‘Severe’ scenario could mean inflation hits 6% – but economy is expected to continue to grow

Micheál Martin ‘acutely aware’ of ‘real pain and fear’ caused by rising fuel prices

Following criticism of his leadership, Taoiseach insists Government is ‘relentlessly focused’ on action

Fundamental shift in political landscape

There is a troubling disconnect between the Taoiseach and voters. Micheál Martin must reconnect with the people or stand down

Fuel protests fallout: Sharp exhanges in Dáil as Taoiseach and Sinn Féin leader trade accusations

Mary Lou McDonald: ‘I condemn all forms of intimidation; one thing I do not lack is courage’ as she accuses Government of ‘losing confidence of public’

Government survives confidence vote after surprise Michael Healy-Rae resignation

Sharp exchanges in Dáil debate as Coalition accused of ‘abandoning the Irish people’ by Mary Lou McDonald amid fuel crisis

Fuel protests: Coalition’s worst week shows Ireland unprepared for economic deterioration

Demonstrators’ blockades only lifted after Garda action and €500m of Government supports

The three reasons why the Government refuses to meet the fuel protesters

Opposition parties called for engagement with demonstrators but there is distrust of them within Cabinet

David McWilliams: Sinn Féin’s class-war language is more British than Irish

Voters wary as Mary Lou McDonald’s party beats all-or-nothing, Marxist drum on housing

Government cannot shield every industry from rising fuel costs, Taoiseach says

Package already announced ‘probably the largest in Europe’, Micheál Martin says

Cost-of-living supports dominate Dáil with Coalition facing risk of political peril

Inside Politics: With two byelections set to take place towards the end of May, expect much focus on fuel costs if prices are still high

Significant variations at petrol and diesel pumps across Ireland after excise duty cuts

According to the AA, pre-war average prices of a litre of petrol and diesel were €1.72 and €1.73 respectively

Woman canvassing for Catherine Connolly ‘punched in the face’, court told

Daniel Soave (39) accused of assault causing harm to woman and public order offences in Dublin last October

Experience of being born in mother and baby home informed TD’s decision to oppose Bessborough development

‘That’s part of my history’, Richard Boyd-Barrett tells demonstration outside Dáil

Government finalising ‘appropriate intervention’ in response to rising fuel and oil costs

Tánaiste Simon Harris told the Dáil it would be agreed at the next Cabinet meeting, likely on Tuesday

There’s something missing from Ireland’s debates on foreign policy: our interests

Bollocking the president of the United States on St Patrick’s Day is probably not what the people want their political leader to do

Starmer calls for more UK-Irish co-operation in ‘age of dramatic uncertainty’

UK PM arrives in Cork after addressing fuel cost concerns in North

First trickle of stranded Irish arrive home from Gulf states as war continues to spread

Inside Politics: Prices of heating oil soar amid allegations of gouging

Home heating oil and petrol price gougers combust like rocket fuel for the Dáil

What Opposition TD wouldn’t loathe the money-hungry gannets or love a chance to castigate the Government for not cracking down on them?

Heating oil prices increase by more than 50 per cent in Ireland in less than a week

Opposition politicians and farmers accuse providers of price gouging while the Government stands ‘to one side twisting its hat’

Taoiseach’s Operation Septic Turkey prompts epic levels of fury on Opposition benches

But Fine Gael TD Edward Timmins emerges as unlikely star in Fianna Fáil’s leader’s two hours of need

Supporting Ukraine, maintaining neutrality and bolstering our defences

Sinn Féin’s stance on the €90bn support package for Ukraine doesn’t hold up

Expect to hear the phrase ‘Governments don’t win byelections’ a lot in the months ahead

Coalition leaders will not relish Dublin Central and Galway West contests. Just ask Keir Starmer

Sinn Féin TD says he’s a ‘Bob Marley guy’ as Cork accent goes viral in Jamaica

Thomas Gould goes viral; Revenue sniffs out new detector dogs, ‘basic laws of physics’ show Dublin 15 getting a raw deal, Netflix ‘on board’ for Keegan adaptation

Dáil sounded like a Formula 1 grand prix this week but was really a slow bicycle race

Inside Politics: Changes to rent regulations prompt high-decibel bad-tempered exchanges

Sinn Féin councillor Janice Boylan selected to contest Dublin Central byelection

Gillian Sherratt, who gained national prominence as a campaigner for her son, Harvey, was also being considered as a candidate

Micheál Martin and Mary Lou McDonald trade blows as Ukraine waits for more support

Inside Politics: What Ukraine wants and needs is money and weapons to continue the war

Mary Lou McDonald brings wow factor to Dáil as she attacks Taoiseach over SNAs reform

Micheál Martin takes robust stance, accusing her of ‘empty soundbites’ and grandstanding

Sinn Féin opposing EU loan for Ukraine like supporting surrender, says Micheál Martin

‘It beggars belief that Sinn Féin wants Europe to abandon Ukraine," says Taoiseach

Council chiefs threatened with visit to headmaster’s office over housing sluggishness

Inside Politics: Council chiefs threatened with visit to headmaster’s office over housing sluggishness

McDonald defends Sinn Féin stance opposing participation in €90bn EU loan to Ukraine

‘Spending tens of billions’ of taxpayer money on more weaponry not the way to resolve conflict, says party leader

Here’s what the rapid U-turn on special needs assistants tells us about this Government

Taking services away has greater political cost than not providing them in the first place

Sinn Féin not invited to St Patrick’s Day White House events, says US embassy

Party said last week it would boycott festivities in Washington DC, citing war in Gaza

Mary Lou McDonald among objectors to development of former pub

Sinn Fein leader objecting to student housing planned for site of former pub in Cabra

Review finds 209 children treated by north Kerry Camhs were at risk of potential harm

Taoiseach says there must be ‘accountability from a clinical perspective’

Micheál’s full of bluster on his record - but threatened SNA ‘review’ falls flat as a pancake

No jobs will be cut, insisted the Taoiseach - but tell that to parents in schools told they will lose Special Needs Assistants

Sinn Féin will not attend St Patrick’s Day White House events, party confirms

Trump’s backing of Israel in war in Gaza cited by Mary Lou McDonald and Michelle O’Neill as reason for boycott

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