Michelle O'Neill

Sinn Féin is struggling to fit current events into the Irish republican world view, where unionists might be bad but Britain is always worse, and a British Tory government is worst of all

Tánaiste among those to criticise Sinn Féin MP John Finucane’s planned attendance at event this weekend

First Minister designate accuses British government of showing ‘no sense of urgency’ in dealing with the DUP’s ongoing boycott of devolved government

Sinn Féin vice-president calls on UK and Dublin governments to come together after party’s historic win in NI council elections

Mary Lou McDonald calls for forum to discuss ‘how we transition’ towards unity in wake of NI election success

The party gained 39 seats to return 144 councillors, making it the largest entity in local government in the North

A total of 462 councillors are due to be elected in 11 council areas.

Sinn Féin deputy leader took action against DUP’s John Carson for comments made on Facebook

King Charles’s coronation ceremony proves that, for all its current problems and strife, Britain still knows how to throw a royal party

The republican-royal reconciliation, after decades of unrest, has more to do with party’s wider political ambitions and attracting more centrist voters in the Republic

It may be 101 years since independence - but you wouldn’t know it from a stroll around the halls of British power

Aontú leader believes many ‘grassroots republicans will be very annoyed’

Negotiations are over and the only decision facing the DUP is whether they will share power on the basis of equality

The great and the good are gathering here - and in a series of gala dinners and events they’ll pat themselves on the back for a job well done. We need more

Sinn Féin leader finds there is no partition in economy class as she is seated in the same row as DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson on their way home from Washington

DUP leader accepts ‘progress’ has been made but defends position in blocking restoration of power-sharing Executive

Varadkar, Martin and McDonald among many visiting Joe Biden and other key US players in traditional leveraging of our national identity

The party has its sights on the Department for the Economy, a DUP fiefdom. The potential is big, as are the pitfalls

Sinn Féin says no reason for unionist party to stay out of Assembly while it studies latest post-Brexit proposals

‘Time is of the essence’ in relation to return of Assembly and Executive, party leader Mary Lou McDonald says

Protocol deal is ‘workable and durable’, says Varadkar

The key question is whether or not to re-enter Stormont institutions - and if so, when?

Contradictions appear to exist between audited accounts and election spending returns and revolve around a figure of €313,000

Rival parties push for end to boycott of devolution to allow a speaker to be elected

Northern Ireland Secretary tweets as midnight deadline approaches for forming Executive

EU-UK breakthrough on sharing of trade data among developments that suggest pathway can be found, Irish official says

UK prime minister says he is working ‘flat out’ to try to restore power-sharing at Stormont

Sinn Féin’s Michelle O’Neill said she wants a political outcome from her meeting with Rishi Sunak, not ‘tea and sympathy’

Sinn Féin vice-president says more and more people are ‘enthused by the possibility of change’

Alliance’s proposal for opt-out coalition, where largest parties guaranteed place, gets around obstacles

Young people at the Dublin event explain why they are there and their hopes for the party

Tone and content of Michelle O’Neill speech at RDS on Saturday underlined status of party’s vice-president as first minister-in-waiting

Analysis: Friendly relations seemed to be the order of the day at the party’s ardfheis on Saturday

Sinn Féin vice-president tells party delegates at RDS she is working to create a more inclusive society in North

Northern Ireland Secretary says he has listened to ‘sincere concerns about the impact and cost of an election at this time’

Chris Heaton-Harris held separate discussions with Sinn Féin, the DUP, Alliance and the UUP in Belfast

Michelle O’Neill says DUP is ‘hiding behind’ protocol to avoid Sinn Féin-led government

Northern Secretary said ‘joint authority’ is not being considered

Unionists will never accept joint authority from Dublin and London, Donaldson says

There are only four days until the deadline to return to power-sharing