If the exit polls are borne out, it will be a blow to Sinn Fein’s hopes of forcing a united Ireland referendum by 2030, which were raised by the party winning a hat trick of election victories ...

Last week’s chaotic scenes demonstrated that there is an opportunity for Opposition parties to come together and win public ...

Sinn Féin has slightly shuffled the deck ahead of another term in opposition. Despite winning more seats than in the 2020 general election, Sinn Féin failed to capture the same lightning in a bottle ...

Counting is continuing and the first results have come in, with Sinn Féin winning the most first preference votes. With all first preferences counted, it has 24.5% compared to 22.2% for Fianna ...

In the aftermath of 2020's general election, when Sinn Féin shocked many observers by winning a lion's share of the popular vote — though not enough seats in parliament to gain a position in ...

Importantly, Sinn Féin is also now winning more votes than any other party in the Republic of Ireland too - and a border poll would need to be voted on in both parts of the island. While nothing ...

Shadow attorney general Lord Wolfson KC says Labour’s reasonings for planning to repeal the Legacy Act ‘make no sense’ ...

which both Sinn Féin and the SDLP boycotted, winning five seats. The following year Mr Adams was elected MP for West Belfast. Despite these successes the then Conservative Northern secretary ...

This culminated in Sinn Féin winning massive victories in the 1918 election and Sinn Féin MPs vowing not to take their seats in the British House of Commons but instead, they set up a separate ...

and winning the argument. However, as part of an overall deal which would see an end to all IRA activity, the government had to consider Sinn Féin’s insistence that the four men should be released.

Parliamentary fight shows Martin’s coalition could be vulnerable because of its dependence on independents. Sinn Féin is ...