the whole rhythm of the community will get upset when you lose a service like this.” Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald is demanding that the families impacted need to be engaged with.

Women junior Ministers were placed in the front row at the Leinster House photocall but it fooled no one, as just six of the 23 appointees are women ...

“In reaching her decision, the Ceann Comhairle put great weight behind the words of ... that has been adopted by Sinn Féin.” Mary Lou McDonald has insisted her party will not back down ...

Mary Lou McDonald with her party colleagues at the official announcement of the new Sinn Fein front bench. “Our job will be to try and effect to the best of our ability a change for the better in ...

Mary Lou McDonald discusses row over speaking rights in the Dáil Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald speaking about a row over speaking rights in the Dáil. Join the Irish Independent WhatsApp ...

Mary Lou McDonald has not ruled out a Dáil walkout by Sinn Féin if there is no resolution to the row over speaking time allocated to Independent TDs who support the Government. The Sinn Féin ...

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 ...

Mary Lou McDonald accuses government of trying to 'ride roughshod over the collective opposition' Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald accused the government of trying to “ride roughshod over the ...

The speaking time row in the Dáil has escalated as Mary Lou McDonald claims she is being “silenced” by Micheál Martin and Simon Harris. It comes as Sinn Féin, Labour, the Social Democrats ...

Mary Lou McDonald blasts Government’s failed 40,000 new home target SINN Féin has blasted the Government's "election ploy" claim that it would hit 40,000 new homes in 2024 --whereas fewer than ...

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 ...