Brian Mcdowell
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Sinn Féin tells State watchdog UK rules apply to €4m donation
- Politics
- October 19, 2020, 00:30
Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald told a State watchdog it had no authority to scrutinise donations made to the party in Northern Ireland on the g(...)

Sailing: Howth’s five-year focus on youth pays dividends
- Other Sports
- May 27, 2016, 00:47
A solution to the widespread problem of youth involvement drop-off in sport is bearing fruit after five years of operation at Howth Yacht Club. An (...)

Labour members urge TDs to permit contest for leadership
- Politics
- May 17, 2016, 18:10
A group of Labour members has called on TDs to allow any deputy who wants to compete to succeed Joan Burton as party leader to enter into a contest. (...)

Fine Gael staff told of redundancies as State funding to be cut
- Politics
- April 16, 2016, 01:00
Fine Gael has told its headquarters staff it is starting a programme of redundancies in anticipation of a huge drop in State funding after the genera(...)

General election: Backroom staff driving the party machines
- Politics
- February 12, 2016, 17:16
Fine Gael Mark Kennelly: Kenny’s chief of staff in Government. He is the Taoiseach’s voice in many meetings, largely spending the campaign on the ro(...)

Labour ready for combat regardless of election timing
- Politics
- October 1, 2015, 01:00
The judgment of previous coalition governments in timing general elections has been poor. Twice in recent political history, coalitions involving F(...)