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# Sinn Féin

Last year
2022
Sinn Féin is still by far the most popular party (though support has slightly dropped)
The Sunday Independent / Ireland Thinks poll puts support for Sinn Féin at 34 points.
20.3k
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Nov 6th 2022, 10:09 AM
FG and FF's housing potshots at each other make it an easy win for SF's slogans and promises
While Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael take cheap potshots at one another over who is to blame, Sinn Féin only have to sit back and watch the poll numbers rise.
14.9k
41
Nov 5th 2022, 8:00 PM
Sinn Féin receive highest amount in disclosed political donations last year
Donations made by TDs, Senators, MEPs across six political parties amounted to €193,511.
21.2k
32
Nov 3rd 2022, 12:50 PM
Still no clarity on an election date in Northern Ireland, what's going on?
The NI Secretary has faced criticism for failing to provide clarity on whether he will call an election.
10.1k
4
Updated
Nov 2nd 2022, 4:05 PM
Bertie Ahern: ‘Sad day’ for people of Northern Ireland as they face another election
The former Taoiseach said an election will not ‘change a damn thing’ because the Northern Ireland Protocol is not even on the agenda.
24.3k
73
Updated
Oct 28th 2022, 4:15 PM
Voters in the North set to return to the polls for second time in seven months
A deadline for forming a new powersharing executive has lapsed, with an election due in December.
18.6k
31
Updated
Oct 28th 2022, 9:15 AM
Sinn Féin and SDLP call for joint Dublin-London rule in Northern Ireland if Executive blocked
Taoiseach Micheál Martin said that there could not be a return to previous direct rule arrangements.
18.9k
23
Updated
Oct 26th 2022, 2:38 PM
Dáil told Govt has ‘failed to match people’s efforts to provide homes for Ukrainian refugees’
Martin criticised McDonald’s commentary on the matter during Leaders’ Questions today.
12.6k
19
Oct 25th 2022, 7:25 PM
Mary Lou McDonald says every citizen has right to defend their good name
It has been reported that solicitors acting on behalf of Martin Lanigan issued a letter to Shane Ross in relation to his recently published book.
40.9k
64
Oct 24th 2022, 5:45 PM
Brian Rowan: Truss' resignation and Conservative chaos spell disaster for Northern Ireland
The former BBC correspondent says the ongoing chaos in London means Stormont is again forgotten.
38.5k
16
Updated
Oct 21st 2022, 2:00 PM
Govt will not oppose SF motion on protections for PAYG customers and banning of disconnections
Minister Eamon Ryan is understood to be working on a new action plan.
9.3k
9
Oct 18th 2022, 7:14 PM
Debunked: Article saying Sinn Féin should apologise for the 1916 Rising was doctored
A fake article by “W Brittan” called the Easter Rising an “unprovoked attack”.
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0
Oct 18th 2022, 4:11 PM
'It's a good day when justice is served': Eoin Ó Broin responds to Dowdall sentencing
Sinn Féin’s Eoin Ó Broin says his party has been quick to distance itself from Dowdall.
19.8k
0
Oct 18th 2022, 2:49 PM
Liffey Valley staff stage protest against introduction of parking charges for workers
A People Before Profit TD says it’s ‘tantamount to a pay cut’.
46.1k
81
Oct 16th 2022, 4:06 PM
Taoiseach accuses Sinn Féin of trying to ‘close down debate’
Micheál Martin accused his political opponents of trying to avoid accountability.
26.7k
44
Updated
Oct 16th 2022, 3:03 PM
Brian Rowan: Can the parties of Northern Ireland truly make it work this time?
The former BBC correspondent says the signs of compromise are not good as another deadline looms for Stormont.
12.4k
14
Updated
Oct 7th 2022, 11:59 AM
Taoiseach criticised for lack of clarity on disconnection moratorium for pay-as-you-go customers
Martin maintains there are extra protections in place to protect customers.
13.5k
24
Updated
Oct 5th 2022, 5:31 PM
Northern Ireland minister says fear of Sinn Féin obstacle to normalisation of NI politics
Steve Baker was speaking to Northern Ireland Conservatives at the Tory party conference in Birmingham.
25.4k
32
Oct 4th 2022, 10:15 PM
Taoiseach on who pays for the concrete levy: 'It's industry or the taxpayer. Make up your mind'
10% levy on concrete blocks aims to help fund mica redress scheme.
Confusion within FG over Taoiseach's comments on how to prevent first-time buyers alone from being impacted by the levy, reports Christina Finn
Backlash from backbench TDs who want tax exemptions or for levy to be delayed or scrapped.
Sinn Féin say they want a levy on the industry but not consumers.
10% levy on concrete blocks to help fund mica and pyrite redress schemes
Mica homeowner group welcomes new report on costings for grant scheme
39.8k
79
Updated
Oct 4th 2022, 5:22 PM
Sinn Féin remains most popular party as coalition fails to receive budget bounce
Sinn Féin have hit a record high of 37% support in the Ireland Thinks poll.
23.6k
97
Oct 2nd 2022, 8:57 AM
Man arrested after car drives through closed gates of Sinn Féin TD's home
Gardaí said they were investigating an incident of ‘endangerment’.
30.0k
0
Updated
Sep 30th 2022, 1:01 PM
Green Party leader accuses Sinn Féin of 'following Tory approach' with energy price cap plan
Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty responded by saying that Minister Ryan is ‘in bed with the Irish Tories’.
25.9k
59
Updated
Sep 21st 2022, 3:57 PM
Organisers expect ‘very many thousands’ at cost of living protest in Dublin on Saturday
The organisers hope the demonstration will pile pressure on the government ahead of the budget.
20.3k
49
Sep 20th 2022, 2:27 PM
Varadkar unapologetic on 'Sinn Féin manifesto' remark about Commission on taxation
‘I hope we’re not in the place where you can’t say what you think anymore in politics.’
29.3k
40
Sep 18th 2022, 2:35 PM
Taoiseach doesn't agree with Varadkar's tax report remarks comparing some ideas to SF manifesto
A tax on processed foods, a congestion charge and tax on wealth – just some of the ideas in the report published yesterday.
19.9k
24
Sep 15th 2022, 6:28 PM
Unionists complain of 'too much' discussion about Sinn Féin in wake of Queen Elizabeth's death
The new king met Sinn Féin Vice President Michelle O’Neill and DUP Leader Jeffrey Donaldson this week.
34.3k
40
Sep 15th 2022, 1:37 PM
Coveney says government is 'ruling nothing out' in response to cost-of-living crisis
The Foreign Affairs Minister warned “this isn’t a crisis that is going to go away quickly”.
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31
Sep 11th 2022, 2:44 PM
Sinn Féin stays away from proclamation but will attend other royal events
Party vice president Michelle O’Neill attended a rally for Troubles victims in Belfast while the proclamation ceremony was held in Hillsborough.
34.2k
27
Sep 11th 2022, 2:08 PM
'Not part of the mainstream': Varadkar says SF Govt would diminish Ireland's influence in Europe
The FG leader hit out against Sinn Féin stating the party would ‘wreck’ the economy.
27.5k
111
Sep 9th 2022, 12:51 PM
Sinn Féin support remains high as majority expect McDonald for next Taoiseach
2 out of 5 respondents said they’d like to see the next government led by Sinn Féin.
43.0k
47
Sep 4th 2022, 4:11 PM
McDonald to tell political leaders in California that Ireland's next chapter is reunification
McDonald will give a keynote address called: ‘A Decade of Opportunity: Building a New and United Ireland.’
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95
Sep 3rd 2022, 8:30 AM
'Unacceptable': Sinn Féin warn Meath TD over lapse in rental property RTB registration
Johnny Guirke was warned that any future lapses ‘will result in disciplinary action from the party’.
45.7k
0
Aug 26th 2022, 4:55 PM
Political parties and independents received €13.4 million in State funding last year
The funding is non-electoral and is an administrative allowance.
10.0k
13
Aug 25th 2022, 12:56 PM
McDonald says Troy controversy asks 'very serious questions' about Taoiseach's judgement
Mary Lou McDonald said Robert Troy’s resignation was “inevitable”.
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108
Aug 25th 2022, 9:08 AM
TDs call on Ministers to reverse opposition to public transport Gardaí
Fianna Fáil, Sinn Féin and Green Party TDs have urged ministers to reconsider their opposition to the idea.
28.4k
27
Aug 16th 2022, 7:54 PM
Arthur Griffith remembered in Leinster House following criticism of a lack of State commemoration
A ceremony took place in Leinster House following criticism about the lack of a State commemoration.
11.1k
13
Aug 12th 2022, 1:18 PM
Sinn Féin's 'revisionist history' is a barrier to progress in the North, says Taoiseach
Sinn Féin’s deputy leader Michelle O’Neill said this week that there was no alternative to violence during the Troubles.
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Aug 5th 2022, 5:25 PM
Ethics watchdog rules out overhauling guidelines for political parties
The review came after concerns were raised about Irish political parties who work and contest elections in multiple jurisdictions.
9.4k
15
Aug 2nd 2022, 6:09 PM
SDLP to form new official opposition at Stormont as Northern Ireland Assembly recalled
Elected parties have yet to form an Executive since the election in May.
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9
Jul 25th 2022, 6:00 AM
Pension age to remain at 66 under new proposals to be announced next month
It’s at odds with the recommendations of the Pension Commission report published last October.
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Jul 23rd 2022, 2:28 PM
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