The European Commission raised the coronavirus risk level from moderate to high for those in the European Union and the UK.

For Mary Lou McDonald and the party she leads, the watchword is “change”.

Sinn Féin’s first big and (sort of) public event following its earthquake electoral success followed the same well-worn approach seen on the campaign trail.

Sinn Féin made a lot of promises in its manifesto. An awful lot of promises.

With Sinn Féin dominating the polls, a key question of this election is how did we get to where we are?

Sinn Féin has officially suspended Tallaght South councillor Paddy Holohan from the party after further excerpts from his infamous podcast showed him claiming that “loads” of young women are committing acts of sexual extortion.

Pretrial motions in defamation proceedings brought by Sinn Fein President Mary Lou McDonald against Fianna Fail TD Declan Breathnach have been adjourned to July.

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has warned British prime minister Boris Johnson that his “stupid, dangerous” Brexit fantasy will not become “Ireland’s nightmare” as she accused him of risking the future of Northern Ireland.

Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald has been criticised by some of her own TDs for being a weak leader and for being too tolerant of underperforming colleagues. She needs to “stop being everyone’s friend”, they say.

Sinn Féin never imagined their recent election results would be so poor and must now figure out how to get the electorate back on side, writes Political Editor Daniel McConnell.

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has insisted her position is not under threat despite her party losing almost half its local council seats and potentially two of its three MEPs in this week's elections.

You don’t need much self-awareness to realise that if you’re making the DUP leader, Arlene Foster, sound reasonable, you’re in trouble.

Leo Varadkar must come up with a plan B to resolve the political impasse in the north, Sinn Féin has warned.

Sinn Féin has raised concerns around the timing of the latest Northern Ireland talks citing Brexit and upcoming elections as significant challenges to finding a resolution.

A 'black escalation level' had to be declared at Cork University Hospital (CUH) as there was such a severe backlog of patients in the emergency department.

A British request for a Brexit deadline extension as well as consequences of a chaotic no-deal will be discussed between Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and French President Emmanuel Macron today.

Mary Lou McDonald insists carbon taxes are not the solution to tackling climate change.

Mary Lou-McDonald "doesn't believe her own rubbish" when it comes to climate change the Taoiseach has claimed in the Dáil.

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has declared there will be no “return to armed actions” in the event of a 'no-deal' Brexit, as several parties blasted government preparations for Britain's EU exit.

Sinn Féin leader, Mary Lou McDonald, has said Britain has legal obligations to Ireland despite their impending departure from the European Union.

The continuing abstentionist policy in Westminster combined with the failure of Sinn Féin and the DUP to re-establish the Stormont Assembly have opened McDonald and her party to widespread criticism, writes Daniel McConnell

Mary Lou McDonald has refused to apologise for voicing opposition to any current police commander in Northern Ireland succeeding the retiring chief constable.

Latest: Simon Harris has addressed the Dáil and apologised for not answering a question on the children's hospital "more fully" when asked last September.

Brexit cannot be the "catch-all excuse" to avoid accountability and allow bad governance Mary-Lou McDonald has said in calling on Fianna Fáil to support a motion of no-confidence in Health Minister Simon Harris.

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald says that looking at how Scotland's MPs are treated in Westminster affirms her belief in abstentionism.

Sinn Féin says the Government should start planning for a 'unity' referendum for Ireland, given the uncertainty surrounding Brexit.

The Taoiseach has been accused of "normalising child homelessness" after being questioned on the more than 800 children who were discharged from Temple Street Hospital with no fixed address.

It is after it was revealed Sinn Féin no longer enforces its policy that elected representatives should take the average wage.

A cap on moneylender rates may be examined after concerns were raised about an authorised British firm asking borrowers here to pay back interest of almost 50% on loans.

For Sinn Féin, the terrain is far more complicated. Its identity is at stake as it seeks to adjust and expand, writes Gerard Howlin.

More damaging to Mary Lou’s leadership than the loss of Meath West TD Peadar Tóibín was the incredibly poor showing of Liadh Ní Riada in the presidential election. Several party figures

Former Senator Mairia Cahill is not holding out any hopes of an admission from Sinn Féin that she was treated badly when she meets with party leader Mary Lou McDonald this afternoon.

Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald has been accused of “rank hypocrisy” after missing the Presidential inauguration on November 11 to attend a $400 plate dinner in New York.

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald says the party has "no regret" about competing in the presidential race despite an expected low level of support for MEP Liadh Ní Riada.

It was the day after the first RTÉ Claire Byrne debate on the abortion referendum, which had turned into a shouting match: The anti-abortion side had hijacked the programme.

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has denied her party covered up the sexual abuse of Mairia Cahill by an alleged provisional IRA member, despite serious concerns over an internal inquiry conducted into what happened.