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Projection that Sinn Fein will be in next Government ‘has been ‘shattered’
Ireland’s public expenditure minister has said the projection that Sinn Fein will be in the next Government has been “shattered”, as the opposition party faces a tough local election battle.
A day after voters headed to the polls in...
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Sinn Fein lose out in Irish local elections
Early indications showed that Sinn Fein did not achieve the desired result in Ireland’s local elections.
Public expenditure minister Paschal Donohoe spoke to PA on Fine Gael's success.
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Sinn Fein leader says it is “very important” for people to use their vote as Ireland goes to the polls
Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald said “today is the big day” and said it was “very important” for people to use their vote.
Speaking after casting her ballot at the polling station on Navan Road in Cabra, Dublin, Ms McDonald denied...
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Labour must 'shift the dial' on reforming Stormont, says Naomi Long
Alliance Party leader Naomi Long speaks to PA.
The party leader says Labour must "shift the dial" on reforming Stormont if it wins the election.
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Sinn Fein housing spokesman reacts to record number of homeless people
Sinn Fein housing spokesman Eoin O Broin reacts to record levels of people accessing emergency accommodation.
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Eoin O Broin calls on Taoiseach to have Israeli flag removed from Leinster House
Sinn Fein TD Eoin O Broin said Taoiseach Simon Harris must immediately have an Israeli flag to be removed from Leinster House.
When asked if it was the responsibility of the Government to remove flags from the Oireachtas, he said: “I...
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Mary Lou McDonald says Sinn Fein is ‘Eurocritical’, not Eurosceptic
Mary Lou McDonald has said that Sinn Fein is “Eurocritical” rather than Eurosceptic at the launch of the party’s European election manifesto.
The Sinn Fein leader said they were promising “strong representation” in the European...
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Mary Lou McDonald say each of Sinn Fein's 335 local election candidates can win
Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald said each of the party's 335 local election candidates can win. Speaking at the Four Seasons Hotel in Monaghan.
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Election an opportunity to send message over systemic underfunding – Sinn Fein
The General Election is an opportunity for voters to send out a message over the “systemic underfunding” of public services in Northern Ireland, Sinn Fein has claimed.
South Down MP Chris Hazzard insisted the party was ready to fight...
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Sinn Fein leader - Families and survivors of Stardust fire 'don't want tea and sympathy'
Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald speaking outside the Alex Hotel in Dublin, after she met with families and survivors of the Stardust fire, ahead of their meeting with Taoiseach Simon Harris, at Government Buildings, after calls for an...
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Stardust fire solicitor speaks demanding an official state apology
Stardust fire solicitor Darragh Mackin, speaking outside Government Buildings in Dublin, following a meeting with Taoiseach Simon Harris, after families of the survivors and victims called for an official state apology, which Mr Harris...
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Irish premier confirms State apology for Stardust families
Irish premier Simon Harris said he “apologised unreservedly” to the families of the 48 people killed in a fire at a Dublin nightclub in 1981, after a more than 40-year campaign for justice.
Families whose loved ones died when the blaze...
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Martin: We cannot go into government with Sinn Fein over its EU policies
Micheal Martin has said there are “very significant” differences between Fianna Fail and Sinn Fein, but avoided ruling out a future coalition with the main opposition party.
The Tanaiste and Fianna Fail leader said that policy “has to...
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Taoiseach Leo Varadkar speaks in Washington DC
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar speaks in Washington DC. The Taoiseach was asked repeatedly about Israel and the war in Gaza. Mr Varadkar was also asked about the US and Irish tax rates.
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Mary Lou McDonald speaks during counting for the twin referenda
Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald has said that her party is ‘very much” in touch with the Irish public despite tallies showing that the referenda will be defeated.
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Sinn Fein government would deliver 'a step change' in preparing for Irish unification – Mary Lou McDonald
An Irish government led by Sinn Fein would deliver a “step change” in preparing for Irish unification, with a referendum a possibility within the lifetime of the next Dail, party leader Mary Lou McDonald has said.
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Micheal Martin speaks on confidence vote on Helen McEntee
Tanaiste Micheal Martin speaks to the media about a confidence vote in Justice Minister Helen McEntee at the opening of Libermann Spiritan Special School in Dublin.
Sinn Fein’s motion of no confidence in Helen McEntee on Tuesday is set...
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McDonald defends sharing picture of person sitting ‘near scene of knife attack’
Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald has defended sharing a photo online depicting a person sitting on steps that she claimed was near the scene of an attack in which three children were injured.
A five-year-old girl is in a critical...
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Sinn Fein leader defends decision to send tweet showing man apparently drinking by scene of school stabbing
Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald defends sending a tweet which she said was of a person sitting near the scene where a knife attack took place last Thursday.
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Sinn Fein to table no-confidence motion in McEntee over Dublin riots
Sinn Fein is to table a no-confidence motion in Justice Minister Helen McEntee next Tuesday following riots in Dublin last Thursday.
Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald said there needed to be accountability for the “catastrophic...
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Justice Minister promises Gardai have necessary resources to keep people in Dublin safe
Ireland’s police force has all the resources necessary to keep people in Dublin safe over the weekend, Justice Minister Helen McEntee has vowed.
Ms McEntee also responded to criticism of the violent scenes in the city centre on Thursday...
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Sinn Fein president offers her sympathy as three children injured in Dublin knife attack
Speaking at the scene of a stabbing attack in Dublin, Sinn Fein president Mary-Lou McDonald said children who witnessed what happened have been traumatised.
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Sinn Fein defence spokesman criticises government proposal to change a key security policy
Sinn Fein defence spokesman Matt Carthy criticises a government proposal to change a key security policy during a media briefing.
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Eoin O Broin questioned over Sinn Fein's comments about Ben Dunne
Sinn Fein TD Eoin O Broin is questioned about his party's comments following the death of businessman Ben Dunne, who was kidnapped by the IRA during the Troubles.