Welsh and Scottish elections in May could energise Irish unity debate, says Sinn Féin
Leaders of Plaid Cymru and SNP join chat with SF delegates in Belfast hosted by Mary Lou McDonald and Michelle O’Neill
Michelle O’Neill
Party faithful stand behind Sinn Féin leader and unite for selfie at ardfheis
Mary Lou McDonald insists she will lead party into next election despite claims of dissatisfaction with her leadership
Sinn Féin Ardfheis: Michelle O’Neill vows to reform NI powersharing institutions
‘We will work with all other progressive parties to deliver the change that is needed’
Key issues facing Sinn Féin as party gathers for ardfheis
If main Opposition grouping in Republic not seen as solution for those angry at Government, then it has a problem
Unionists and Sinn Féin are like Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael – desperate to be loved
Populist giveaways and overstaffing are costing Northern Ireland a shocking €3.3bn a year
Millions earmarked to tackle Northern Ireland’s ‘epidemic’ of violence against women
Next phase of Stormont initiative will address misogyny as North’s femicide rates continue to rise
Northern Executive requests urgent meeting with Keir Starmer over ‘breaking point’ finances
Over 300,000 low-income households to receive £100 vouchers to counter rise in price of home heating oil
Starmer calls for more UK-Irish co-operation in ‘age of dramatic uncertainty’
UK PM arrives in Cork after addressing fuel cost concerns in North
Sinn Féin will not attend St Patrick’s Day White House events, party confirms
Trump’s backing of Israel in war in Gaza cited by Mary Lou McDonald and Michelle O’Neill as reason for boycott
Catherine Connolly touches upon Irish unity in first official visit to the North
‘Our games, our music, our languages should never divide us,’ the President told a packed room at Ulster University in Belfast
Stormont must make ‘difficult decisions’ in 2026, warns Northern Ireland Secretary
Hilary Benn reiterates commitment to working with counterparts in Dublin to establish new framework for dealing with Troubles legacy
Sinn Féin’s property portfolio: Inside the wealthiest political party in the State
Some properties claimed as being owned by party in 2023 were not included in accounts lodged for the following year
UK Covid inquiry: Earlier lockdown may have saved 23,000 lives
In numbers: key take-aways from official inquiry report
UK Covid-19 inquiry: Chaotic response under Boris Johnson was ‘too little, too late’
Report says efforts were hampered by ‘toxic and chaotic’ culture under former UK prime minister
Brexit ‘tensions’ contributed to disconnect between London and Dublin’s Covid-19 responses
Report on second module of UK inquiry into pandemic strongly critical of Michelle O’Neill for attending IRA man’s funeral in June 2020
DUP’s dithering over Catherine Connolly’s inauguration offended or embarrassed everyone
Staunch unionists are pinning their hopes on her presidency damaging US-Irish relations but it’s easier to imagine her falling out with Sinn Féin than Trump
Remembrance Sunday marked in events across Ireland
Taoiseach Micheál Martin attended a service in Enniskillen
DUP’s Emma Little-Pengelly will not attend Catherine Connolly inauguration
Deputy First Minister cites Remembrance Day commitments in Belfast and Windsor Castle
Appointment of Irish and Ulster Scots language commissioners in Northern Ireland welcomed
Appointees to take up posts on November 13th for five years
Connolly and Humphreys set for final campaign blitz before polling day
Further poll suggests Connolly is on course to win presidential election
‘Attack on democracy’: Viable explosive device found outside Sinn Féin office
Office is used by Newry and Armagh MP Daire Hughes and Stormont minister Liz Kimmins
DUP leader rounds on Republic’s ‘intolerance of Protestant culture’, dismisses Irish unity
Members of Burke family protest outside party’s annual conference in Belfast
Mary Lou McDonald’s RTÉ interview on the presidency was more revealing than she intended
McDonald used the first person (I, me, my) 32 times. This was a decision that she was framing very much as a personal choice
Party think-ins have been dominated by one thing, and it’s not policy
With the major parties reconvening for the next Dáil term, the cut and thrust of the presidential race takes centre stage
Who will be Sinn Féin’s nominee for president? An insider says the ground may be shifting
Michelle O’Neill, Rose Conway-Walsh and even Gerry Adams have been mentioned as possible candidates, while views on Catherine Connolly are divided
First Minister Michelle O’Neill among leaders seeking UK sanctions on Israel
Politicians from Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales urge Keir Starmer to recall UK parliament to take action against Israel
Survivor of Miami Showband massacre says UK government doing a ‘dreadful job’ on legacy issues
Group member Des Lee says he remembers ‘every single thing in the finest detail’ from the loyalist atrocity in Co Down 50 years ago
Michelle O’Neill: ‘The British state killed local people. Those moments contribute to who you are’
Northern Ireland’s First Minister discusses party leadership, presidency, teen pregnancy and ‘precious gift of peace’
Fermanagh shooting: Mother and two children dead, man in hospital
Police say they responded to an emergency call made from inside the house at about 7.50am
UK move to lower voting age to 16 unlikely to be in place for Northern Irish elections
First Minister Michelle O’Neill says UK law change is a ‘step forward for democracy’ but DUP opposes lowering voting age
Cancellation of children’s camp after opposition to GAA inclusion ‘deeply worrying’, O’Neill says
Cricket Ireland aims to organise similar cross-community youth event at Stormont after Comber camp halted
More than a million who died at battle of Somme are remembered at Islandbridge commemoration
Royal British Legion also marks its 100th anniversary in Ireland, dedicated to ensuring legacy of ‘those who served’
Opposition parties cooling on possibility of joint left candidate for presidential race
All parties struggling to find candidates of sufficient stature to replace President Michael D Higgins
If our Geraldine can thrive in Trump’s Washington, she might be a worthy winner of the race for the Áras
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