Anger in Northern Ireland at welfare cuts to balance budget books
Concern in Stormont over Rachel Reeves’ spring statement as higher numbers of people rely on welfare support in NI than UK average
Sinn Féin
Opposition leaders stop short of no confidence motion in Verona Murphy
Opposition stops short of tabling motion of no confidence in Ceann Comhairle following her decision to push through vote on controversial changes
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?
Housing land dezoned in Dundalk despite regulator’s intervention
The site, owned by Glenveagh, had been earmarked for some 500 new homes
More than 100 tenant-in-situ applications waiting in Dublin
Tenants at risk of homelessness cannot be assessed for purchase scheme due to lack of clarity on Government funding allocations, says council housing chief
Conor McGregor’s presidential hopes are a warning to the Government parties to unite behind a strong candidate
Heather Humphreys is an obvious contender - but will Fianna Fáil go along with it?
Mother Denise McGahern says her son Jack was ‘used’ to promote HSE fund
No money paid out of €8m HSE disability fund despite being promised 17 months ago, Dáil told
Not ‘one red cent’ of €8m HSE disability fund paid out after being promised 17 months ago, Doherty tells Dáil
Harris promises funding will be paid and says €8 million a ‘rounding error’ in ‘eye watering’ health service funding
At home the DUP spurns Irishness, but when abroad it embraces it
The party’s code-switching in the US recently plays to negative stereotypes of unionism as a shallow identity. But could it be a response to a deeper shift?
Apartment scheme set to miss 5,000 target by huge margin
Just seven contracts with developers have been signed so far for the delivery of 870 apartments
Taoiseach’s ‘sniggering’ in Oval Office was 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
Taoiseach: O’Neill’s absence from St Patrick’s Day events in Washington ‘a big mistake’
Micheál Martin says Sinn Féin’s boycott was ‘opportunistic’
Growing numbers of unionists open to conversation on united Ireland, McDonald says
Sinn Féin leader tells Dublin event there has been ‘revolution in terms of how people self-define’
Thomas Gould’s request to address Dáil over fraud allegation against him is refused
Ceann Comhairle says she would consider a Dáil statement by Sinn Féin TD on the matter to be ‘inappropriate’
Nine times as many Irish properties on Airbnb as in long-term rental, charity says
Threshold voices concern about investment properties being tied up in lucrative holiday letting markets
Sinn Féin: Chambers was aware during election that lower 2024 home completions likely
Minister rejects assertion by Pearse Doherty that he ‘buried’ an assessment on housing before election
Unionists are enjoying the pile-on over the Republic’s defence freeloading
Ireland is facing international criticism and it’s only natural that unionists want to join in. But incomprehension over support for neutrality is also a factor
Sinn Féin TD Thomas Gould seeks chance to address Dáil over arrest
The politician ‘emphatically’ rejects accusations of an alleged €150,000 fraud at a former employer
Thomas Gould arrest: Mary Lou McDonald to address issue before Dáil
Sinn Féin TD denies wrongdoing over alleged €150,000 fraud and will remain as party’s junior spokesperson on housing
Thomas Gould: former logistics manager and defender of IRA
Gould is Sinn Féin spokesman on addiction and recovery
McDonald should tell Dáil what she knows about Sinn Féin TD’s arrest, says Michael Healy-Rae
Solicitor acting on behalf of Cllr Kenneth Collins says his client denies wrongdoing
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
Sinn Féin’s Thomas Gould confirms he is TD at centre of fraud investigation
Cork North Central TD (56) was arrested and questioned by gardaí yesterday
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
Will Sinn Féin back a left unity candidate for the presidency?
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
North, South and across party lines, voters are open to remaking Ireland’s institutions after reunification
Different changes draw varying levels of support and hostility, but change in general has backing
Left-wing parties intensify discussions on joint candidate for presidential election
Leaders of Labour Party, Sinn Féin, Green Party and Social Democrats, as well as a representative from People Before Profit, expected to attend talks on Wednesday
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
Opposition calls for gardaí to stop buying Israeli-made decryption technology
The Garda’s use of Cellebrite products was raised in the Central Criminal Court on Monday
Dublin city councillors agree to ban Airbnb-style lockboxes from next month
Labour councillor says the contraptions are ‘dirty’, ‘unsightly’ trip hazards
Plans to talk to loyalist paramilitaries disgraceful, says Alliance
Naomi Long opposes decision of Dublin and London to look at merits of appointing representative to deal with the gangs
Brendan ‘Bik’ McFarlane obituary: IRA figure linked to kidnapping, killings and prisoner escape
He became a firm supporter of the peace process
‘An ugly lack of respect:’ How a row over a small group of Independent TDs has darkened the Dáil’s atmosphere
Another effort to resolve the increasingly bitter Dáil speaking rights controversy ended in disarray this week. Where to now?
Young homeless woman who left State care six months ago feels ‘scared’ amid council housing change
For social housing applications, Dublin City Council has paused the priority status for people leaving care. At least one young woman has been left in a troubling limbo
Confusion over Minister’s ‘contradictory’ remarks about Meta Ireland job cuts
Union urges Peter Burke to ‘fully investigate’ tech giant’s cull of ‘low performers’
Former Sinn Féin senator takes up campaign role with trade union group
Paul Gavan is to take on responsibility for the Irish Congress of Trade Unions’ campaigns on issues such as housing and trade union rights
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
A British defence spending bonanza will present Sinn Féin with a dilemma
Keir Starmer has been advised to raise defence spending to 3 per cent of GDP, which could be paid for by slashing social welfare
Michael Lowry’s actions ‘pale into insignificance’ against IRA, says Martin
Tipperary TD seeking to make personal statement to Dáil, Verona Murphy says
Sinn Féin to raise concerns with Meta over Irish job cuts
Party's spokeswoman on employment has written to minister for enterprise about legal questions
Cork City Council accused of ‘scandalous’ waste on €361,000 fireman’s rest
Final cost of restoring hut, dating from 1892, is still unclear, says Sinn Féin TD
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
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
Former justice minister criticises McDonald’s tribute to late IRA figure ‘Bik’ McFarlane
Charlie Flanagan describes tribute as ‘nauseating’
Proposals to change triple lock potentially ‘very dangerous’ – Sinn Féin
Government insists plans will not infringe on Ireland’s military neutrality
Sinn Féin’s White House boycott is ‘manoeuvre’ for O’Neill’s Irish presidency bid, DUP says
Sinn Féin taking ‘principled stance’ against Trump’s suggestion to remove Palestinians from Gaza
Former senior Provisional IRA figure ‘Bik’ McFarlane dies aged 74
McFarlane was IRA commander in the Maze prison during the 1981 hunger strikes
Sinn Féin will not attend White House’s St Patrick’s Day event
Mary Lou McDonald said she could not visit while there was a threat of mass expulsion hanging over the Palestinian people
‘This new generation doesn’t like the past’: A night at a unionist meeting
Unionists are ‘allowing republicans/nationalists to get inside our heads’ and control narrative on Irish unity being ‘inevitable’
Sinn Féin voters in the Republic and unionist voters in Northern Ireland agree on something
Both have the least positive views on immigration of any two groups of party voters on the island
Speaking rights row set to reignite as opposition insists those who support Government must not speak on their Dáil time
Government Chief Whip Mary Butler set a deadline of Wednesday for submissions from political parties about Dáil reform and speaking rights
Fianna Fáil’s John McGuinness is new Leas-Cheann Comhairle
The TD wins Dáil vote by 96 to 66 against Sinn Féin nominee Aengus Ó Snodaigh
Proposal to relax planning rules for cabins ‘tinkering around edges’ of housing crisis, McDonald says
Minister of State John Cummins says proposal would allow more people to live independently
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