What’s the point of an election if it inevitably means the same parties get back in?
The shameful and eternal truth about the Irish left is that as long as it stands apart, it falls apart
Mary Lou McDonald
Next government will need ‘new deal’ to support farmers as sector faces ‘huge challenge’, says IFA
The Irish Farmers’ Association said that analysis it conducted showed that farming incomes were down 34 per cent over the last six years
Michael O’Leary’s swipe at teachers won’t land more than a glancing blow on Fine Gael
The viral moment will fade away, but perhaps not before it seeps into the cracks of doubt some voters may have about the party
Sinn Féin promises to cut USC within first 100 days in Government
Tax cut would remove USC on first €45,000 of income for all earners, costing €1.8bn
RIP FF-FG-Green Coalition, 2020-2024 - Miriam Lord’s look back at the Government
Three taoisigh, five budgets and a global pandemic: in unprecedented times it was a government like no other
Election 2024: Parties start to unveil promises as campaign gets under way
Three-week long run-in to November 29th polling day begins with party policy launches and poster placing
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael to stand on their record in government
Taoiseach Simon Harris says the three Coalition parties had governed well together and passed five progressive budgets
Sinn Féin pledges to win back working-class base
Mary Lou McDonald admits recent mistakes had cost the party support
Mary Lou McDonald says Sinn Féin ‘have the right number of candidates this time’ in election
Sinn Féin president insists party’s election strategy is on track and ‘we are in it to win it’
Dublin Central constituency profile: Clare Daly’s entry into the race will squeeze all candidates on the left
Election 2024: If the far right are to make a breakthrough to the Dáil, it could be here
Phone pouch scheme will cost €2m every year as well as €9m outlay, McDonald says
Sinn Féin operating similar schools initiative in Northern Ireland but Taoiseach Simon Harris claims it costs ‘a hell of a lot more’
Donald Trump on The Joe Rogan Experience: three hours of meandering, falsehood-filled talk marks a big moment for podcasts
Podcasts used to be a marginal force. Now they’ve taken centre stage. But with their baggy informality and authenticity also comes a lack of rigour
Dilemma about how Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil are going to manage being partners and rivals remains unresolved
A campaign dominated by Simon Harris and Micheál Martin would suit Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael. I don’t think it’s going to happen
Ireland’s Covid ‘evaluation’ will avoid UK’s ‘gotcha’ moments - but critics say it looks tokenistic
Government officials believe it is entirely unfair to compare Ireland’s handling of the pandemic to that of the UK
Sinn Féin seeks distance from scandal - and the solution is policy, policy, policy
David Cullinane’s health policy runs to 120 pages with big reform promises and a proposed €4.4 billion increase in budget
Brian Stanley responsible for his ‘bad behaviour’, not Sinn Féin, says Mary Lou McDonald
Sinn Féin leader says the party will select an alternative candidate to contest Laois constituency in general election
How many candidates will Sinn Féin run in the election and what does it mean for its strategy?
Election 2024: Party’s strategists have not found the right balance in the last two big electoral tests and now the pressure is on
Sinn Féin proposing free prescriptions for all if elected to Government
Election 2024: Sinn Féin to launch new healthcare policy as it fights to regain momentum
The general election war rooms: Who’s who behind the parties’ election campaign teams?
Strategies, slogans and manifestos are being finalised behind the scenes as polling day looms
Government shouldn’t be so quick to yell Gotcha! at Sinn Féin. Its record on children is shameful
When election candidates coming knocking at your door, will you speak for the children so badly let down by the State?
Clare Daly to switch constituency and run as Dublin Central candidate
Election 2024: Former MEP to run in four-seater where TDs include Mary Lou McDonald and Paschal Donohoe
Can Sinn Féin still mobilise voters?
Party made it through Wednesday with no major development in the cascading series of scandals around it
Mary Lou McDonald issues ‘unequivocal’ apology to teenager sent texts by Ó Donnghaile and corrects Dáil record
Mary Lou McDonald says sorry to youth and his mother for ‘hurt my words caused’ in statement when Niall Ó Donnghaile resigned
Sinn Féin responds to child abuse more or less as the Catholic hierarchy did
Dress Cardinal McDonald and her bishops in episcopal robes and it’s a movie we’ve all seen before
Sinn Féin employee resigns after incident that led to damage of DUP portrait in Belfast City Hall
The party confirmed the move in a statement, saying it had notified the PSNI after event took place over weekend
McDonald to make ‘unequivocal’ apology in Dáil to teenager who received inappropriate texts
SF leader confirms she will correct Dáil record after ex-party member confirms he was 16, not 17 when messages were sent
Young person texted by Niall Ó Donnghaile says Sinn Féin owe them apology for ‘disastrous’ handling of matter
Mary Lou McDonald’s ‘glowing tribute’ to former senator was like a ‘mental stab’, party activist says in statement
Gerry Hutch considers general election run to unseat Mary Lou McDonald in Dublin
Gangland figure was acquitted last year of organising Regency Hotel gun attack which accelerated Hutch-Kinahan feud
Election heaves into view after Sinn Féin’s terrible week
Tánaiste opens door to November ballot but does McDonald have time to recover?
The silence of the ‘Shinnerbots’: How social media lost political credibility
So-called ‘slop’ is driving people and advertisers from social media. But platforms are also throttling political content
When should your boss call the Garda? The labour law questions raised by Sinn Féin controversies
Internal investigations and the provision of references are fraught territory for employers, say workplace experts
Crisis upon crisis: What next for Mary Lou McDonald and Sinn Féin as an election looms?
The party faces strategic problems over where it positions itself and who its core voters are. And as it’s trying to figure all this out, it gets hit with one controversy after another
Agent Cobalt slips off the radar as the truth comes dropping slow from Sinn Féin
Taoiseach and his wife celebrate his birthday by going to see the musical Hamilton, which contains the perfect chorus for a young and hungry leader on the brink of his first general election
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