MARY Lou McDonald has defended not revamping Sinn Fein’s front bench as she boasted: “I will happily hitch my wagon to Pearse Doherty, Eoin O’Broin and David Cullinane.” Following major changes at ...

Newly elected Sinn Féin TD for Louth/East Meath, Joanna Byrne, has been appointed the party’s spokesperson Arts, Sport, Communications, Culture and Media. Deputy Byrne is among six women including ...

Independent Senator Michael McDowell has become the first candidate elected to Seanad Éireann (the upper house of the Irish ...

The final report, released to the media late on Tuesday afternoon, appears to exonerate the Sinn Féin deputy leader and other ... Sinead Ennis, Sinn Fein’s chief whip in the Assembly, welcomed ...

MLAs have backed a TUV motion which said a Northern Ireland Assembly report into salaries and expenses – prompted by the Michael McMonagle scandal – had ‘muddied the waters’ over rules for how public ...

The Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald said her new frontbench ... She said it would be a patent absurdity to allow Deputy Lowry to question Ministers on Opposition time, and any attempt to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Mr Martin said: “The actions of the opposition, the actions of Sinn Fein today, were wholly disproportionate to the issue at ...

Newly elected Sinn Féin TD for Louth/East Meath, Joanna Byrne, has been appointed the party’s spokesperson Arts, Sport, Communications, Culture and Media. Deputy Byrne is among six women ...