Left-wing parties intensify discussions on joint candidate for presidential election
Leaders of Labour Party, Sinn Féin, Green Party and Social Democrats, as well as a representative from People Before Profit, expected to attend talks on Wednesday
Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin’s Doherty defends going to funeral of ‘friend’ and ex-IRA man ‘Bik’ McFarlane
Sinn Féin has faced criticism for its tributes to Brendan McFarlane, who died last month
Opposition calls for gardaí to stop buying Israeli-made decryption technology
The Garda’s use of Cellebrite products was raised in the Central Criminal Court on Monday
Dublin city councillors agree to ban Airbnb-style lockboxes from next month
Labour councillor says the contraptions are ‘dirty’, ‘unsightly’ trip hazards
Plans to talk to loyalist paramilitaries disgraceful, says Alliance
Naomi Long opposes decision of Dublin and London to look at merits of appointing representative to deal with the gangs
Brendan ‘Bik’ McFarlane obituary: IRA figure linked to kidnapping, killings and prisoner escape
He became a firm supporter of the peace process
‘An ugly lack of respect:’ How a row over a small group of Independent TDs has darkened the Dáil’s atmosphere
Another effort to resolve the increasingly bitter Dáil speaking rights controversy ended in disarray this week. Where to now?
Young homeless woman who left State care six months ago feels ‘scared’ amid council housing change
For social housing applications, Dublin City Council has paused the priority status for people leaving care. At least one young woman has been left in a troubling limbo
Confusion over Minister’s ‘contradictory’ remarks about Meta Ireland job cuts
Union urges Peter Burke to ‘fully investigate’ tech giant’s cull of ‘low performers’
Former Sinn Féin senator takes up campaign role with trade union group
Paul Gavan is to take on responsibility for the Irish Congress of Trade Unions’ campaigns on issues such as housing and trade union rights
Taoiseach erupts at Sinn Féin lecturing others about doing the right thing while canonising IRA slaytriots
Ceann Comhairle tells Micheál Martin to stop carrying on like a child following goading by Pearse Doherty over Michael Lowry
A British defence spending bonanza will present Sinn Féin with a dilemma
Keir Starmer has been advised to raise defence spending to 3 per cent of GDP, which could be paid for by slashing social welfare
Michael Lowry’s actions ‘pale into insignificance’ against IRA, says Martin
Tipperary TD seeking to make personal statement to Dáil, Verona Murphy says
Sinn Féin to raise concerns with Meta over Irish job cuts
Party's spokeswoman on employment has written to minister for enterprise about legal questions
Cork City Council accused of ‘scandalous’ waste on €361,000 fireman’s rest
Final cost of restoring hut, dating from 1892, is still unclear, says Sinn Féin TD
Sinn Féin’s Gerry Adams and Pearse Doherty among mourners at funeral of former senior IRA member
Brendan ‘Bik’ McFarlane led a mass break-out in September 1983
Mary Lou McDonald’s White House boycott is a sign of a more aggressive Sinn Féin approach
In the North, Sinn Féin has stumbled into a trap; it has been able to hold on to the position of First Minister only by virtue of doing very little with it
Former justice minister criticises McDonald’s tribute to late IRA figure ‘Bik’ McFarlane
Charlie Flanagan describes tribute as ‘nauseating’
Proposals to change triple lock potentially ‘very dangerous’ – Sinn Féin
Government insists plans will not infringe on Ireland’s military neutrality
Sinn Féin’s White House boycott is ‘manoeuvre’ for O’Neill’s Irish presidency bid, DUP says
Sinn Féin taking ‘principled stance’ against Trump’s suggestion to remove Palestinians from Gaza
Former senior Provisional IRA figure ‘Bik’ McFarlane dies aged 74
McFarlane was IRA commander in the Maze prison during the 1981 hunger strikes
Sinn Féin will not attend White House’s St Patrick’s Day event
Mary Lou McDonald said she could not visit while there was a threat of mass expulsion hanging over the Palestinian people
‘This new generation doesn’t like the past’: A night at a unionist meeting
Unionists are ‘allowing republicans/nationalists to get inside our heads’ and control narrative on Irish unity being ‘inevitable’
Sinn Féin voters in the Republic and unionist voters in Northern Ireland agree on something
Both have the least positive views on immigration of any two groups of party voters on the island
Speaking rights row set to reignite as opposition insists those who support Government must not speak on their Dáil time
Government Chief Whip Mary Butler set a deadline of Wednesday for submissions from political parties about Dáil reform and speaking rights
Fianna Fáil’s John McGuinness is new Leas-Cheann Comhairle
The TD wins Dáil vote by 96 to 66 against Sinn Féin nominee Aengus Ó Snodaigh
Proposal to relax planning rules for cabins ‘tinkering around edges’ of housing crisis, McDonald says
Minister of State John Cummins says proposal would allow more people to live independently
Taoiseach says he used Irish to accuse Mary Lou McDonald of ‘untruths’, not ‘lies’
Michéal Martin said SF leader ‘ag insint bréaga’ in Dáil
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil divided over proposed tax breaks for developers to boost supply of homes
Simon Harris warns over failed policies of the past, but Micheál Martin’s party wants drastic action to meet housing targets
Micheál Martin is still the adult in the room, but now with added barbs and an air of impatience
There’s a sense that this is probably the last extended act in a long political career and that time is short
Stark divide on immigration between Sinn Féin voters North and South
SF voters in South resemble Northern unionists in attitudes to immigration
Sharp divides in attitudes to immigration within Northern Ireland, and either side of Border
Northern unionists are far more likely to be anti-immigration compared with their nationalist counterparts, while southern nationalists sit somewhere in between
Scrapping rent controls and offering tax breaks under review, but no guarantee they will solve housing crisis
Micheál Martin looks to encourage private investors to return as housebuilding and apartment completions slow down
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