Leo Varadkar hits back at Sinn Fein over Dowdall donation in defending Donohoe Leaders’ questions returned with a roaring start, as Sinn Fein accused the Cabinet of being ‘mired in scandal’. The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2023
Former police officer killed by IRA just months after realising his shop dream John Olphert, 39, was shot dead by at the shop in Londonderry, on January 18, 1983. The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2023
Paschal Donohoe apologises for undeclared election costs Sinn Fein's Louise O’Reilly TD said his explanation of not being aware of the additional costs was “simply not credible” Dublin Live · Jan 16, 2023
Mary Lou McDonald says she fully supports trans sibling The Sinn Fein leader said Ireland was on a 'learning curve' on gender identity and would not be in a position to follow Scotland’s overhaul of transgender laws Dublin Live · Jan 16, 2023
Jonathan Dowdall to be transferred to Dublin jail 'for his safety' The former Sinn Fein councillor is deemed a high-risk prisoner and a source said too many people are aware of his current location Dublin Live · Jan 15, 2023
DUP writes to watchdog over Sinn Fein MPs not including party wages on register of interests None of Sinn Fein's seven MPs include details of their party wages in their Westminster register of financial interests Belfast Live · Jan 14, 2023
Rishi Sunak must defy Tory ‘Brexit purity cult’ to get protocol deal, says Starmer Labour leader offers ‘political cover’ – as he urges PM to stand up to MPs in European Research Group The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2023
Jonathan Dowdall fears he could end up in a wheelchair amid health concerns Last month the former Sinn Fein councillor gave evidence against against Gerry “The Monk” Hutch in his trial for the alleged murder of David Byrne Dublin Live · Jan 13, 2023
Chris Heaton Harris defends excluding Sinn Fein leader from talks "There are many factors which go into the thought process" Belfast Live · Jan 12, 2023
Exclusion of party leaders from NI protocol meetings must end – McDonald The row over Mary Lou McDonald’s exclusion from a meeting this week has overshadowed talks on the protocol and Stormont crisis. The Independent UK · Jan 12, 2023
‘Not wise’ to invite Sinn Fein leader to NI Protocol meeting – Heaton-Harris Sir Keir Starmer, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Micheal Martin are all in Northern Ireland for talks on the protocol. The Independent UK · Jan 12, 2023
Warning that EU and UK not close to protocol deal as political talks take place Sir Jeffrey Donaldson’s comments came as Leo Varadkar, Micheal Martin and Sir Keir Starmer are all in Northern Ireland for talks over the protocol. The Independent UK · Jan 12, 2023
Varadkar and Starmer head to Belfast as attempts to resolve protocol row ramp up A meeting held by Foreign Secretary James Cleverly went awry after Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald was not allowed to take part. The Independent UK · Jan 12, 2023
Varadkar hopes exclusion of McDonald from protocol talks is not ‘new precedent’ The Sinn Fein leader was told she could not attend the meeting. The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2023
The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2023 Sinn Fein withdrawal overshadows Cleverly talks with parties on protocol Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald accused the British Government of ‘Tory petulance’ after she said she was excluded from political talks.
The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2023 Sinn Fein pulls out of protocol meeting after party leader ‘excluded’ The roundtable talks with Foreign Secretary James Cleverly will concentrate on the NI Protocol and the powersharing crisis at Stormont.
Irish Mirror · Jan 10, 2023 David Cullinane denies Sinn Féin's recent dip in polls is linked to mentions of party in Gerry Hutch trial Former Sinn Fein councillor Jonathan Dowdall was sentenced to four years in prison last year for facilitating the murder of David Byrne in Dublin’s Regency Hotel in February 2016
Belfast Live · Jan 6, 2023 TUV candidate Jordan Doran selected as replacement for DUP councillor Dale Pankhurst The former Assembly candidate resigned from TUV in October, describing its party leader Jim Allister as a "political hero"
Dublin Live · Jan 3, 2023 Government 'driving house inflation' as standard Irish home now costs 7.7 times average wage Sinn Fein's housing spokesman claims that red tape is slowing down the delivery of much needed homes
Irish Mirror · Jan 2, 2023 Ivana Bacik non-committal on ruling out Labour coalition with Sinn Féin In an interview with the Irish Mirror, Ivana Bacik said that her "personal opinion" remains that Labour should not go into coalition with Sinn Fein but refused to rule it out.
Dublin Live · Jan 2, 2023 Jonathan Dowdall received over €15,000 in salary and expenses during short Dublin City Council stint Dowdall was sentenced to four years in prison in October after he pleaded guilty to facilitating the murder of David Byrne at the Regency Hotel in 2016
The Independent UK · Dec 30, 2022 British ministers ‘reluctant to accept McGuinness committed to peace process’ Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Patrick Mayhew also speculated whether the IRA was training in the ‘second 11’.
The Independent UK · Dec 30, 2022 Tony Blair warned NI peace talks would ‘lose all credibility’ without progress At a meeting in July 1997, Bertie Ahern told his British counterpart the Irish Government was not in the business of ‘dragging out the process’.
Dublin Live · Dec 29, 2022 Dublin City Council chief's comments on homeless support groups blasted as 'deeply insulting' Sinn Fein's Micheal Mac Donnacha said the Owen Keegan’s remarks did a disservice to the City Council itself and to the DRHE who do such important work to address homelessness
The Independent UK · Dec 29, 2022 Peter Mandelson pressed Alliance Party to redesignate as unionists Declassified papers show the cross-community party resisted pressure from the then secretary of state.