As a new coalition government was being formed in Dublin without her
party, Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has said she should not be
underestimated, and promised to enter government after the next general
election.
Published January 16, 2025
The Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has insisted that referendums on
Irish unity “must happen in this decade” and called on the Dublin and
London governments to “play a leading role in fostering a mature and
positive conversation about the future”.
Published January 9, 2025
Statements issued in the name of republican groups to mark the arrival
of the New Year.
Published January 9, 2025
At the halfway point in what has been termed the ‘decade of
opportunities’, an assessesment of the chances of securing a border
poll by 2030.
Published December 30, 2024
The closure of their embassy in Dublin has been celebrated by
campaigners in Ireland as a sign that the Israeli effort to wipe out the
Palestinian population may be on the way to being halted.
Published December 19, 2024
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald lost her bid to become the first
woman Taoiseach after her nomination was defeated in the Dáil on
Wednesday.
Published December 19, 2024
A newly elected TD is being urged to resign his seat after it emerged
that he was a shareholder and former employee of a notorious
military spy technology firm when he was elected in local elections this
year.
Published December 12, 2024
Sinn Féin has said hundreds of thousands of people who “voted for
change” are being excluded from negotiations on the next government in
Dublin and has called on Micheál Martin to discuss an alternative
coalition.
Published December 5, 2024
The British government has been criticised for coming up short as it
unveiled its proposed amendments to Tory legislation on the legacy of the
conflict in Ireland.
Published December 5, 2024
Mary Lou McDonald has accused Micheál Martin of being ‘delusional and
disrespectful’ to northern nationalists after an outburst he made on the
eve of last Friday’s general election.
Published December 5, 2024
The IRSM has published a history to mark the 50 years of struggle for a 32
county socialist Ireland by the Irish Republican Socialist Party (IRSP) and the
Irish National Liberation Army (INLA).
Published December 5, 2024
Sinn Féin TD Eoin Ó Broin has said that Mary Lou McDonald has been in
contact with leaders of the Social Democrats and the Labour Party as the
outcome of the 26 County general election became clear.
Published December 2, 2024
A Fianna Fáil/Fine Gael-led coalition is now seen as the most likely
outcome of the 26 County general election after counting has completed
in most constituencies.
Published December 1, 2024
The first day of counting in the 26 County general election has concluded,
but with every party celebrating bar the Greens and the far right, the
outcome remains very uncertain.
Published December 1, 2024
Sinn Féin are open to forming a new coalition government with anyone,
and expect everyone to talk with them, a returning TD has indicated, as early
general election results started coming in this afternoon.
Published November 30, 2024
Sinn Féin has won the most support of the three main parties in the 26
County general election, according to the result of a major national
exit poll, but only slightly ahead of the main coalition parties, Fine
Gael and Fianna Fáil.
Published November 29, 2024
The 26 county general election is neck-and-neck between the three main
parties following a 6% drop in the support for Fine Gael and a steady
increase for Sinn Fein.
Published November 28, 2024
Legally challenging the British government over Irish unity votes is an
option, Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald has said.
Published November 28, 2024
The key constituencies and candidates that could signal what way the result of the election is going to go, followed by a list of the republican candidates.
Published November 28, 2024
The choice in this election is crystal clear – another government led by
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil – or a new government led by Sinn Féin.
Published November 28, 2024