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# Sinn Féin government

This year

2023

McDonald on the rise of Holly Cairns: 'It's extremely positive. I'm delighted for her'

Support for the Social Democrats more than doubled in a month following the election of Cairns as its new leader.

20.6k

Mar 14th 2023, 8:46 PM

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Poll: Who is your favourite political party leader?

Fine Gael remains the most popular party in the country.

40.6k

Apr 22nd 2018, 9:41 AM

New left-wing party could make Gerry Adams the next Taoiseach

The Anti-Austerity Alliance and People Before Profit would consider coalition with Sinn Féin after the next election, says one of its TDs.

22.1k

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Oct 8th 2015, 9:15 PM