# Sinn Féin

March

March 2023

# Stormont

Sinn Féin meet with Taoiseach and call for 'urgency' on restoring powersharing

Mary Lou McDonald said that Sinn Féin were “ready to go”.

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Mar 9th 2023, 6:07 PM

# Michelle O'Neill

Joint UK/Irish arrangement needed if powersharing is not restored at Stormont, says O’Neill

Sinn Féin’s vice president called on the DUP to show ‘leadership’ and lift its blockade on devolution at Stormont.

12.2k

Mar 5th 2023, 11:57 AM

# windsor framework

Jeffery Donaldson: DUP will not be knocked off course by rhetoric

Donaldson reiterated that his party will take time to secure “clear answers” on aspects of proposed arrangements.

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Mar 4th 2023, 4:50 PM

# Rita O'Hare

Sinn Féin leader pays tribute to 'genuine patriot' Rita O'Hare, who died at her home last night

Mary Lou McDonald described Rita O’Hare as a ‘powerhouse within Sinn Féin and the Irish republican struggle’.

29.4k

Mar 4th 2023, 11:39 AM

# Civil War

The hurt remains: Ballyseedy and the story of a bomb blast that still roars 100 years later

This weekend marks 100 years from the massacre of eight IRA anti-treaty men at Ballyseedy.

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Mar 4th 2023, 12:05 AM

# Sinn Féin

Govt chief whip seeks Dáil time for McDonald and Doherty to answer questions about SF's financing

In the ‘spirit of transparency and accountability’ SF should make Dáil statements, says Naughton.

16.1k

Mar 1st 2023, 6:53 PM

February

February 2023

# Poll

Health and economy ranked as bigger concerns than Protocol for Northern Ireland's voters

Talks have intensified to find a resolution to the Protocol dispute and get parliament functioning again in the North.

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Feb 24th 2023, 7:30 AM

# Brexit

Analysis: Protocol deal seems to be within reach but will DUP say 'No'?

There has been a flurry of activity in Northern Ireland and Brussels in recent days, with a new Protocol deal in sight.

10.1k

Feb 17th 2023, 8:00 PM

# Cost of Living

Govt expected to sign off on cost-of-living package next week following 'good discussion'

It comes after the Tánaiste accused Sinn Féin of “clever politics” in the Dáil during a tense exchange over the upcoming package.

25.6k

Updated

Feb 16th 2023, 8:10 PM

# Nuremore Hotel

Monaghan TD calls for 'robust' government response to ongoing wage issues of local hotel

The Nuremore Hotel closed in January for renovation works, but a local TD said no works have taken place.

23.1k

Feb 11th 2023, 8:00 AM

Mary Lou McDonald: Direct anger at Government, not refugees

Multiple protests have been held in recent weeks in areas where refugees or asylum seekers have been accommodated.

25.9k

Feb 5th 2023, 3:03 PM

# Public Art

Bill aims to make it easier to allow for large scale public murals

Eoin Ó Broin’s legislation aims to facilitate ‘good quality public art’, while also including some ‘reasonable’ restrictions.

6.8k

Feb 3rd 2023, 9:44 AM

January

January 2023

# timeline

Explained: What you need to know about failed election declarations from Paschal Donohoe and SF

Fine Gael and Sinn Féin have consistently sniped one another over their failure to properly declare donations and expenses.

12.3k

Jan 27th 2023, 10:00 PM

# Expenses

Ó Broin insists his party doesn't 'owe Donohoe apology' in wake of SF expenses revelations

Speaking to RTÉ’s Morning Ireland, Ó Broin said there is a “world of a difference” between Sinn Féin’s situation and Donohoe’s.

19.4k

Jan 27th 2023, 10:19 AM

# Mental Health

'We're letting children drop off a cliff edge at age 18': Opposition hits out at CAMHS issues

Sinn Féin’s spokesperson for mental health said it is “downright scandalous” that some young people are not receiving follow-up care such as essential blood tests.

7.3k

Jan 26th 2023, 6:26 PM

# SIPO

Sinn Féin to amend 2016 election spending returns after 'oversight' on declaring outstanding bill

A party spokesperson told RTÉ that the party was within the spending limits laid down for the 2016 general election.

19.9k

Jan 25th 2023, 3:56 PM

# SIPO

Heather Humphreys accuses Sinn Féin of setting up 'kangaroo court' against Paschal Donohoe

The minister said that Sinn Féin wasn’t affording Donohoe due process and seeking to act as ‘judge, jury and executioner’ against him.

25.7k

Jan 21st 2023, 4:49 PM

# Stormont

'We're on a positive trajectory': Politicians hope EU and UK talks on NI protocol can move forward

Micheál Martin has urged patience with the negotiations to resolve the Northern Ireland Protocol dispute.

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Updated

Jan 19th 2023, 6:30 PM

# OPeration Transformation

Department of Health no longer a sponsor of RTÉ's Operation Transformation

In both 2021 and 2022, the Department spent €230,000 to sponsor the series which has come under criticism for its focus on weight loss.

17.9k

Jan 19th 2023, 12:32 PM

# expense declaration

Sinn Féin failed to declare cost of opinion poll for 2020 election to Sipo until last year

The party amended their declarations in January 2022.

15.8k

Jan 17th 2023, 2:40 PM

# SIPO

Explainer: Why is Paschal Donohoe in hot water over his expense declarations?

Sinn Féin have said that the Public Expenditure Minister’s explanation was “simply not credible”.

16.9k

Jan 16th 2023, 12:28 PM

# Opinion Poll

Sinn Féin remain most popular party despite small drop in support as Fine Gael regain ground

The latest Sunday Independent/Ireland Thinks poll shows the state of the parties.

31.0k

Jan 7th 2023, 6:46 PM

# Leo Varadkar

Taoiseach claims Sinn Féin-led government would mean ‘fewer jobs and lower incomes’

Leo Varadkar said there was concern in the business community about the potential for Sinn Féin in government.

24.1k

Jan 1st 2023, 7:52 AM

Last year

2022

Voices

Brian Rowan: Northern Ireland cannot continue with pantomime politics and a pretend parliament

The former BBC correspondent looks back at a year of turmoil and persistent deadlock in Northern Irish politics.

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Updated

Dec 30th 2022, 7:29 PM

# ira bombings

Canary Wharf: Adams was glad he 'didn't know about bombing' as he couldn't report or prevent it

Gerry Adams said he would not have been able to tell people in advance, because of his republicanism.

22.4k

Dec 30th 2022, 12:02 AM

# Interview

All sectors will get 'fair hearing' on taxation if SF gets into power, McDonald insists

If in government, Sinn Féin would reduce the inheritance tax threshold to €300,000.

12.1k

Dec 23rd 2022, 6:30 AM

# Powersharing

Sunak says he is working 'flat out' to restore the power sharing executive in Northern Ireland

Powersharing in Northern Ireland is in cold storage due to a dispute over post-Brexit trading arrangements.

13.8k

Dec 16th 2022, 10:36 AM

# Not happening

The latest attempt to re-establish powersharing in Stormont just failed

Sinn Féin has urged the DUP to back the election of a speaker to deliver energy support payments.

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Dec 7th 2022, 3:20 PM

# Sinn Féin

McDonald says concessions around tricolour and anthem 'will be discussed' in united Ireland

Mary Lou McDonald said concessions to Unionists will be up for discussion in reaction to a recent opinion poll.

29.5k

Dec 5th 2022, 4:23 PM

Mary Lou McDonald says coalition deal with Fine Gael 'a long shot', but doesn't rule it out

Speaking on The Late Late Show, the Sinn Féin leader said she believed that all parties should talk to each other.

18.6k

Dec 2nd 2022, 11:25 PM

# Allegations

McDonald says allegations she used Hutch family for money and votes ‘entirely wrong’

The Sinn Féin leader rejected claims made during a Special Criminal Court trial.

38.1k

Nov 27th 2022, 1:33 PM

# Private Members Motion

Eoin Ó Broin deems housing minister 'an embarrassment' in heated debate over housing

Sinn Féin introduced a motion to the Dail tonight calling for a housing emergency to be declared.

39.9k

Updated

Nov 22nd 2022, 10:19 PM

# Arlene Foster

Calls for civility after pro-IRA chant is directed at former DUP leader Arlene Foster

The footage involving Foster emerged from the Local Women Business Awards in Belfast at the weekend.

23.4k

Nov 22nd 2022, 8:12 PM

# retained firefighters

Retained firefighters hold 'demonstration of frustration' to highlight issues facing the service

‘We need more time off, guaranteed wages, and increase of staff,’ said one protester.

10.4k

Nov 15th 2022, 9:49 PM

# Jerry McCabe

Widow of Garda killed by IRA dismisses Sinn Fein president’s comments

Ann McCabe, whose husband Jerry McCabe was killed in 1996, said that in her view, ‘murder is murder’.

40.1k

Nov 7th 2022, 12:20 PM

'I will speak to everyone, I'm a grown up' says Sinn Féin leader on forming a government

It comes as a Sunday Independent/Ireland Thinks opinion poll revealed that support for the party remains ahead of Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil.

21.0k

Nov 6th 2022, 3:43 PM

# ireland thinks

Sinn Féin is still by far the most popular party (though support has slightly dropped)

The Sunday Independent / Ireland Thinks poll puts support for Sinn Féin at 34 points.

20.3k

Nov 6th 2022, 10:09 AM

# Sinn Féin Ard Fheis

FG and FF's housing potshots at each other make it an easy win for SF's slogans and promises

While Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael take cheap potshots at one another over who is to blame, Sinn Féin only have to sit back and watch the poll numbers rise.

14.8k

Nov 5th 2022, 8:00 PM