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# Sinn Féin

March
March 2023
Beneath green shamrocks and fluff of St Patrick's Day lies Ireland's soft power busy at work
Ireland sees cringeworthy flattery of the US as warranted if it achieves the end goal.
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Mar 19th 2023, 12:15 AM
McDonald plays down significance of Sinn Féin-backed Irish unity adverts in US newspapers
The advert says the British Government continues to ‘break its obligations’.
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Mar 16th 2023, 7:30 AM
Taoiseach criticises SF's Irish unity adverts in the New York Times calling it 'unhelpful'
The half-page advert says the British Government continues to ‘break its obligations’.
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Mar 15th 2023, 2:10 PM
Mary Lou McDonald admits there was 'sloppiness' and 'inaccuracies' in party's financial returns
Questions have been raised in the Dáil recently regarding Sinn Féín’s finances.
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Mar 15th 2023, 6:15 AM
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.
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Mar 14th 2023, 8:46 PM
Sinn Féin motion to call for eviction ban to be extended to January 2024
Speaking to reporters in New York last night, Mary Lou McDonald said her party will move the motion today.
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Mar 14th 2023, 6:04 PM
Bill Clinton and Gerry Adams to share the stage at Good Friday Agreement event in New York
Bill Clinton famously decided to grant the former Sinn Féin leader a US Visa in 1994.
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Mar 13th 2023, 4:15 PM
Varadkar: Ministers 'agonised' over decision to end eviction ban
The Taoiseach admitted that ending the ban was “hard to defend”.
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Mar 10th 2023, 1:18 PM
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
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.
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Mar 5th 2023, 11:57 AM
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
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’.
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Mar 4th 2023, 11:39 AM
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
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.
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Mar 1st 2023, 6:53 PM
February
February 2023
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
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.
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Feb 17th 2023, 8:00 PM
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.
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Feb 16th 2023, 8:10 PM
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.
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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.
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Feb 5th 2023, 3:03 PM
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.
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Feb 3rd 2023, 9:44 AM
January
January 2023
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.
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Jan 27th 2023, 10:00 PM
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.
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Jan 27th 2023, 10:19 AM
'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.
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Jan 26th 2023, 6:26 PM
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.
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Jan 25th 2023, 3:56 PM
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.
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Jan 21st 2023, 4:49 PM
'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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Jan 19th 2023, 6:30 PM
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.
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Jan 19th 2023, 12:32 PM
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.
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Jan 17th 2023, 2:40 PM
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”.
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Jan 16th 2023, 12:28 PM
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.
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Jan 7th 2023, 6:46 PM
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.
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Jan 1st 2023, 7:52 AM
Last year
2022
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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Dec 30th 2022, 7:29 PM
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.
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Dec 30th 2022, 12:02 AM
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.
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Dec 23rd 2022, 6:30 AM
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.
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Dec 16th 2022, 10:36 AM
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
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.
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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.
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Dec 2nd 2022, 11:25 PM
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.
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Nov 27th 2022, 1:33 PM
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.
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Nov 22nd 2022, 10:19 PM
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