Mary Lou McDonald

Varadkar says State has ‘chronic problem of ED overcrowding’ but there were ‘many very good things about service too’

Leaders' Questions gets under way in the Dáil but House awaits statement from Fianna Fáil TD Niall Collins

Statements on the anniversary of the Belfast Agreement give a much-needed truce to the daily Dáil set-piece between Mary Lou and Leo

SF leader says the Government’s ‘big idea’ was to ‘hand private developers €1 billion of public money with absolutely no detail’

Ms McDonald said her party stands 100 per cent with law abiding citizens with ‘the members of An Garda Síochana, the courts system, all of it, including the Special Criminal Court’

Party confirms officials discussed shooting incident at Dowdall’s uncle’s home prior to 2014 local elections but reject his claim he was repeatedly questioned about it

Ms McDonald told the Dáil that Mr Varadkar appeared to ‘fail to grasp what’s actually happening out there in the real world’

Sinn Féin leader issues statement at conclusion of Regency trial to reject claims made about her by prosecution key witness, former party councillor Jonathan Dowdall

‘Nobody who wants to see a radical program by Sinn Féin wants business to be punished. They need to have a job’ - Pearse Doherty

Party leader says many accidental landlords selling up because they are coming out of negative equity

The party has presented itself as the agent of change but what will that mean in reality?

Mary Lou McDonald shakes up front bench in readiness for election, with Pa Daly appointed spokesman on justice

Government under pressure on housing but majority remains intact

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar says extending the eviction moratorium not the solution and would make homelessness worse

Taoiseach denounces ‘dishonest politics’ after Social Democrats leader says Government blames Opposition for its own ‘abject failure’

Sinn Féin leader told German publication Der Spiegel that reunification would make Ireland richer, not poorer

Sinn Féin leader finds there is no partition in economy class as she is seated in the same row as DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson on their way home from Washington

Support was buttressed by support from Independents after Government accommodated a range of demands

Sinn Féin leader accuses Government of ‘throwing renters to the wolves’

Green Party politicians voice concerns on ending eviction ban, but sources say a number of measures agreed including council purchases of homes as social housing

Sinn Féin leader said it would be a lost opportunity if Stormont is not restored in time for the 25th anniversary of Belfast Agreement signing

Varadkar, Martin and McDonald among many visiting Joe Biden and other key US players in traditional leveraging of our national identity

The party has its sights on the Department for the Economy, a DUP fiefdom. The potential is big, as are the pitfalls

Inaccuracies in statutory declarations to Sipo were ‘not acceptable’, party leader says

Considered a formidable figure within Sinn Féin and the IRA, she was regarded primarily as a bomber and an attempted murderer by unionists

Vote could be awkward for Government TDs such as Neasa Hourigan and Patrick Costello who have been critical of decision

Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns says issues raised on International Women’s Day will likely remain this time next year

Left-wing TDs ‘interesting’ to debate with, Taoiseach says, but plot involving ‘teachers, the GAA and taxi drivers’ incredible

Early NI civil rights activist was one of the most high-profile on-the-run republicans during Troubles

Party leaders to discuss three options on Monday

‘Time is of the essence’ in relation to return of Assembly and Executive, party leader Mary Lou McDonald says

The way the party flees questions about its finances and lodges defamation suits against its critics will make forming any kind of coalition government a lot harder

Thousands turn up to GPO and across Ireland to remember anniversary of Russian invasion

Ex-IRA member Des Mackin has had personal business interests stretching from rental properties and pubs to an amusement arcade

There can be no hiding place or sympathy for those responsible, Sinn Féin leader says

If PM succumbs to DUP and ERG he will look weak, but pressing ahead could trigger backbench revolt

The Irish Times/Ipsos poll shows that, with no major change among the main parties, the battle for a growing number of undecided voters will be crucial

Sinn Féin confirmed as number one party countrywide as three-point fall registered for FF

Emails confirm Sipo is examining complaints about party’s accounts and spending declarations

‘We have had tribunals for less,’ Taoiseach says