Organisation: Sinn Féin

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Michael Clifford
SMick Clifford: Cost of Sinn Féin's housing plan is a bit of a Blur
European and local elections
Sinn Féin support slides again in latest poll
Fine Gael has gone up one to 25%, while Fianna Fáil has also gained one and now stands at 21%

Sun, 01 Sep, 2024

Sinn Féin propose derelict site compound tax that could reach 35%
Sinn Féin propose derelict site compound tax that could reach 35%
The party is also proposing a similar compounding tax on vacant properties, which would start at 1% of the house’s value and increase by 50% every year

Sun, 25 Aug, 2024

Sad teenage girl looking down
Mental health services preventing young people from reaching their potential, say Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin said it would seek to replace the current Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (Camhs) system

Thu, 15 Aug, 2024

Irish Migration
John Looby: So, what is Sinn Féin for?
Sinn Féin has been on the wrong side of every debate that mattered. On Europe, on FDI, on fiscal credibility, and on Northern Ireland, they have been consistently wrong

Thu, 08 Aug, 2024

25 Irish firms granted military export licences for sales to 17 countries including Ukraine 
25 Irish firms granted military export licences for sales to 17 countries including Ukraine 
Responding to the Control of Exports Act report, Sinn Féin said they may draft law to ban dual-use exports to countries charged with genocide such as Israel

Tue, 06 Aug, 2024

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visit to Ireland
Fine Gael most popular party in the country, according to latest poll
One-in-five people believe Mary Lou McDonald will be the next Taoiseach, though almost half believe Simon Harris will remain in the job

Sun, 04 Aug, 2024

Sinn Féin promise to deliver up to 50,000 affordable homes if in government
Sinn Féin promise to deliver up to 50,000 affordable homes if in government
The plan has promised to deliver affordable homes to buy at between €250,000 and €300,000, depending on the size of the property and its location

Thu, 01 Aug, 2024

General Election Ireland 2020
Letters to the Editor: We should ask why political pollsters are so wide of the mark 
One reader comments on the apparent unpredictability of voters in Britain and France and here at home in Ireland 

Mon, 29 Jul, 2024

European and local elections
Elaine Loughlin: Mary Lou McDonald can only blame herself for interview train wreck 
Bereft of the answers to basic questions on her own policies, McDonald this week decided to play the man not the ball

Sat, 27 Jul, 2024

Irish Migration
Sinn Féin launches 'significant intervention' on immigration with new policy
Mary Lou McDonald said Coolock is not a location that Sinn Féin would have chosen to open an accommodation centre as it is one of the most deprived communities in the country

Tue, 23 Jul, 2024

Spurred By Rising Prices, Phoenix Undergoes A New Housing Boom
Housing output shows Government 'just not serious' about crisis, says Ó Broin
'In the first quarter of this year, just 32 affordable homes were completed across four local authorities', the Sinn Féin housing spokesperson said

Mon, 22 Jul, 2024

Sinn Féin election results 'will not be dwelled upon' despite disappointment 
Sinn Féin election results 'will not be dwelled upon' despite disappointment 
Speaking after an Ard Comhairle meeting on Saturday, party leader Mary Lou McDonald said she retained the faith of the party

Sun, 14 Jul, 2024

Martin Ferris joins Sinn Féin internal review in wake of its poor election performance 
Martin Ferris joins Sinn Féin internal review in wake of its poor election performance 
The former Kerry TD and Alex Maskey, former lord mayor of Belfast, are helping review Sinn Féin's disappointing local and European elections, and its poor showing in a new opinion poll

Sun, 07 Jul, 2024

Social Democrat leaders stand down
S Elaine Loughlin: Political winds of change are certain to blow through the Dáil
Elections have already produced seismic shifts elsewhere in 2024 and in a world of uncertainly, one thing Ireland can be sure of is that the next Dáil will be utterly different to this one, with almost 30 TDs departing

Sat, 06 Jul, 2024

General Election 2024
Irish Examiner view: When the numbers don’t lie
Since 2005, the exit poll has predicted the number of parliamentary seats of the winning party to within an average of four

Sat, 06 Jul, 2024

Sinn Féin will not support plan to raise smoking age to 21
Sinn Féin will not support plan to raise smoking age to 21
The proposed bill was called unreasonable and unenforceable by the party’s spokesperson for health, David Cullinane

Thu, 04 Jul, 2024

Irish government cabinet meeting
'It didn't work out well': O’Gorman aims jab at Hackett’s bid to lead Greens from Seanad
Green Party leadership candidate refers to the doomed Progressive Democrats, led in its final days from Seanad Éireann

Mon, 01 Jul, 2024

'Affordable' three-bed Oscar Traynor Road homes could cost as much as €475,000
'Affordable' three-bed Oscar Traynor Road homes could cost as much as €475,000
Mary Lou McDonald tells Dáil Sinn Féin had warned that selling the site to a developer would lead to unaffordable homes

Tue, 25 Jun, 2024

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Substantial majority of arts sector considering emigration, says survey
The survey carried out by Sinn Féin found that money, time and a lack of facilities are some of the major barriers they face

Mon, 24 Jun, 2024

Gerry Hutch court case
Sinn Féin to abstain again from voting on Special Criminal Court
Party's justice spokesperson Pa Daly was critical of the Government’s failure to act on a recent review, saying the existing Special Criminal Court provisions were 'outdated' and required improvements

Mon, 24 Jun, 2024

Green Party leader Eamon Ryan to step down
Letters to the Editor: Reigniting the Ryanair vs Eamon Ryan feud
A reader asks whether the airline or the Greens did more good for Irish people; another says history will be kind to the departing party leader

Fri, 21 Jun, 2024

General Election campaign 2024
Irish Examiner view: Sinn Féin faces into election north of the border
Right after the European and local elections in the Republic, the party will try to increase its representation in the British election 

Tue, 18 Jun, 2024

Elaine Loughlin: Opposition parties must regroup before Harris calls a general election
S Elaine Loughlin: Opposition parties must regroup before Harris calls a general election
Ireland's centre left and Sinn Féin have a lot to ponder as the Government considers making an early visit to the Phoenix Park

Sat, 15 Jun, 2024

The Equality and Human Rights Commission report
Letters to the Editor: Nazi insignia should not be ignored
One reader writes in to say that they were disgusted that this type of graffiti didn't attract immediate condemnation by passersby

Thu, 13 Jun, 2024

European and local elections
Midlands North West: Sinn Féin's Michelle Gildernew 'not overly optimistic' she can overtake Ciaran Mullooly
However, Sinn Féin finance spokesperson Pearse Doherty struck a more upbeat note, saying that it will not be until later on Wednesday that 'we actually know the real lie of the land'

Tue, 11 Jun, 2024

European and local elections
Seán Kelly is first MEP elected as pressure grows on Sinn Féin
The main Government parties did well at local elections — and Tuesday's Ireland South count is expected to show significant transfers from FG's poll-topper to FF's Billy Kelleher 

Tue, 11 Jun, 2024

European and local elections
Taoiseach comes under renewed pressure to call early general election
Simon Harris describes Sinn Féin's performance as an 'unmitigated disaster' and claims that people knew exactly what Mary Lou McDonald's party was selling, but didn't buy it

Mon, 10 Jun, 2024

European and local elections
Final European seats in Dublin up for grabs
Fianna Fáil's Barry Andrews and Fine Gael's Regina Doherty are set to be elected but several high-profile candidates will slug it out for the remaining seats

Sun, 09 Jun, 2024

European and local elections
Elaine Loughlin: Reasons to call an early general election starting to mount up
Simon Harris may have been sticking to the well-rehearsed line that this Government is determined to see out its full term, but the election results will place new pressure on the Taoiseach to move early

Sun, 09 Jun, 2024

Theresa Reidy: Irish elections are set to become even more volatile and unpredictable
Theresa Reidy: Irish elections are set to become even more volatile and unpredictable
The collapse of Sinn Féin's vote in the 2024 local elections comes against a background of significant change in Ireland's politics

Sun, 09 Jun, 2024

European and local elections
Elaine Loughlin: The Sinn Féin rollercoaster ride lurches from high to low
If Mary Lou McDonald is to get her party into power at the next general election, which after Friday's votes could be sooner rather than later, she must prove that Sinn Féin is a political entity worth sticking with

Sun, 09 Jun, 2024

European and local elections
Terry Prone: Sinn Féin became boring and predictable, and voters responded accordingly 
Sinn Féin spent far too much effort pleasing its core supporters via social media — when it's the floating voters that all political parties need to get them over the line

Sun, 09 Jun, 2024

Elections 2024: Six things we have learned so far
Elections 2024: Six things we have learned so far
We are still in the early stages of counting in the 2024 local and European elections, but here is some of what we have learned so far.

Sat, 08 Jun, 2024

Taking time to listen: Sinn Féin's Kathleen Funchion on working with ex and EU prospects
Taking time to listen: Sinn Féin's Kathleen Funchion on working with ex and EU prospects
Sinn Féin is entering the local and European elections under significant pressure to deliver at a time when support appears to be drifting

Wed, 05 Jun, 2024

Local elections: Everything you need to know about the Cork City South West constituency 
Local elections: Everything you need to know about the Cork City South West constituency 
With 17 candidates running in the Cork City South West electoral area, and just seven seats to fill, next month’s election in Cork’s most populous area will make for interesting viewing

Mon, 27 May, 2024

Explosion at Donegal service station anniversary
Business groups step up engagement with Sinn Féin as election looms
It follows Davy hosting a gathering of 50 global institutional investors in Irish sovereign bonds, banks, and Irish stock-market-listed companies

Fri, 03 May, 2024

Meeting between Helen McEntee and UK home secretary cancelled amid row over migration
Meeting between Helen McEntee and UK home secretary cancelled amid row over migration
Justice Minister and British home secretary were due to meet in the wake of revelation that 80% of asylum seekers arriving in the Republic are entering from the North

Mon, 29 Apr, 2024

Mary Lou McDonald interview
Mary Lou McDonald defends Sinn Féin's rhetoric on open borders
SF leader says: 'Sinn Féin is not for open borders, we are for a system that is fair, human rights compliant, efficient'

Sun, 28 Apr, 2024

Severe staffing shortage at CUH must be addressed as a priority — Ó Laoghaire
Severe staffing shortage at CUH must be addressed as a priority — Ó Laoghaire
Sinn Féin Cork TD Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire said the Health Minister must address the drop in staff at CUH.

Fri, 26 Apr, 2024

Taoiseach refuses to apologise to Sinn Féin over health budget claim 
Taoiseach refuses to apologise to Sinn Féin over health budget claim 
Simon Harris hit out at Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald for what he called 'faux outrage' over the health service

Wed, 17 Apr, 2024

Housing minister urges Sinn Féin politicians to clarify position on housing schemes
Housing minister urges Sinn Féin politicians to clarify position on housing schemes
Darragh O'Brien has raised 'inconsistencies' between elected Sinn Féin representatives and official party policy

Wed, 17 Apr, 2024

New Taoiseach appointed
S Terry Prone: Sinn Féin’s stale predictability leaves it as cutting edge as a butter knife
The chronic outrage, the same old faces on the front bench, and Mary Lou McDonald's portentous tone are leaving floating voters cold

Mon, 15 Apr, 2024

Micheál Martin says he cannot form government with SF if it continues 'flip-flopping'
Micheál Martin says he cannot form government with SF if it continues 'flip-flopping'
Tánaiste takes aim at changes in Sinn Féin policies during his speech opening Fianna Fáil's ard fheis

Fri, 12 Apr, 2024

Irish constitution referenda
Mick Clifford: Sinn Féin chasing votes in the gutter of lies 
Mary Lou McDonald’s party wants voters back and appears willing to go to extreme lengths of pandering to those spreading misinformation to do so

Wed, 10 Apr, 2024

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