Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has announced a minor reshuffle of her frontbench, with two first-time TDs promoted. Louth TD Joanna Byrne has been appointed as the party’s spokeswoman for ...

Mary Lou McDonald said it is an 'insult to the collective intelligence of the Irish electorate' to give Regional Independents opposition speaking time Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald said ...

Laois County Councillor Caroline Dwane Stanley quit Sinn Féin just after Christmas Day, saying the party was no longer a “safe place” for her. Join the Irish Independent WhatsApp channel Stay ...

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald will announce her party's front bench on Tuesday, with a number of changes of roles expected. Party sources have said Ms McDonald has "big decisions to make ...

EX-SINN Fein leader Gerry Adams is in line for compensation — after Labour lifted a ban on Troubles damages. The former political boss and Irish Republican extremists were banned from getting ...

Fionnán Sheahan: Surely Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald gets why Michael Lowry feels misunderstood? Ciara Kelly: Eight years is a long time to adjust but I still miss my late mum – even her ...

Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald claimed she wanted to opt for “expertise and experience” in the mini reshuffle. She said: “Let me tell you, if any other party had Pearse Doherty in ...

Sinn Féin will mount a "formidable opposition" according to leader Mary Lou McDonald, as she announced a reshuffle of the party's frontbench today. But in the aftermath of disappointing results ...

Work on the Sinn Féin review triggered by a series of internal safeguarding scandals last autumn is “very considerably advanced”, party leader Mary Lou McDonald has said. The party has ...

The Sinn Féin leader has warned against any economic “fatalist instincts” associated with US president-elect Donald Trump. Mary Lou McDonald said that while Ireland needs to be mindful of any ...

Closer co-operation with other Opposition parties is seen as key, although there is lingering resentment towards the Labour Party; some in Sinn Féin believe Labour leader Ivana Bacik targeted ...

The Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald said her new frontbench is a blend of experience which will "call out every dodgy decision" which the new Government makes. Speaking in Dublin, she said her ...