The Taoiseach has likened Sinn Féin deputy leader, Mary Lou McDonald, to French far-right leader Marine Le Pen during heated exchanges in the Dáil.

Officials from the Competition Watchdog have raided a number of insurances companies and brokers as part of an investigation into price fixing.

LATEST:Health Minister Simon Harris has said that he is open to a further review on the issue of cath labs in the South East.

Latest: The executive council of the Teacher’s Union of Ireland has said it will meet this evening to discuss the agreement.

Latest: "I love you to the moon and back," these were the words of Captain Mark Duffy’s wife Hermione at his funeral this morning.

Sinn Féin’s Martin McGuinness has reiterated that he believes reconciliation is the next vital stage of the peace process.

Update: Fine Gael deputy leader James Reilly has spoken on the Sean O’Rourke show on RTE radio one about the donation fiasco.

Sinn Féin’s Liadh Ní Riada has written to the ESB requesting a meeting to discuss management plans for the ecological woodland treasure, the Gearagh.

Government Chief Whip Regina Doherty has put her position in jeopardy by saying she will back anti-pylon protesters in any “civil disobedience” measures taken to prevent the new north-south electricity inter-connector.

Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams has become embroiled in a damaging row with the son of provisional IRA victim Brian Stack after insisting he received the names of four people involved in his murder from the grieving family.

Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams qualified his apology for tweeting the N-word to his 111,000 followers, but defended the “context” in which he used the term.

Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams has been severely criticised for comparing his exclusion from a White House St Patrick’s Day event to civil rights icon Rosa Parks.

Sinn Féin have been caught out in an election video in which they claimed a “concerned citizen” was the brother of a former Fine Gael TD.

Tánaiste Joan Burton has said Sinn Féin will offer a “big fat zero” in tax relief for low and middle-income workers as she also played down the latest opinion poll slumps for Labour.

Sinn Féin deputy leader Mary Lou McDonald has declined to repeat the claim that Thomas ‘Slab’ Murphy is a good republican after a BBC Spotlight programme raised fresh concerns over his history.

Junior Labour Minister Kathleen Lynch said the controversial “attack advert” depicting Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin and Sinn Féin Gerry Adams as the newlyweds in a same-sex marriage will not be officially published.

Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams could still be charged in relation to the abduction and murder of mother of 10 Jean McConville.

“I’m not really sure where he’s canvassing, but he’s certainly not canvassing in Carlow-Kilkenny if that’s the response. Water is definitely coming up, and it’s crazy for him to say it isn’t,” said Sinn Féin candidate Kathleen Funchion yesterday.

The Government has its “head stuck in the sand” in relation to drugs and needs to appoint a dedicated junior minister to drive responses, including new laws on legal tranquillisers, Sinn Féin TD for Cork City, Jonathan O’Brien, has said.

Sinn Féin’s child protection officer has claimed a backbench Government TD is only raising concerns over the alleged cover-up of rapes by the Provisional IRA to improve her chances in the next general election.

Kenny does not believe Sinn Féin leader and says he would have been well aware of alleged rapes

WHENEVER it suits Sinn Féin, the party draws a line in the sand, making a fine distinction between its role as the self- described biggest political party on this island and its attitude to and handling of historic but still live allegations involving crimes of rape and sexual abuse of young people by members of the republican movement.

We still don’t know what the government really intend to do to honour the 1916 centenary but Sinn Féin has announced it will be putting on a musical version of the 1916 Rising.

In my days as a young political reporter if you’d asked me the difference between Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil one of my first thoughts would have been: Fianna Fáil are far more craic.

In the light of the newly-released State papers, Ryle Dwyer suggests there may be some deluded expectations of voter resistance to Sinn Féin.

Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams said there was "no possibility" of him resigning as head of the party following controversy over the handling of sex abuse claims within the republican movement.

MÁIRIA Cahill’s case is not primarily about sexual abuse. It is about abuse, and abuse is about power. 

Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams has admitted the IRA "failed" sex abuse victims as the controversy over Mairia Cahill’s rape allegations continued to convulse the party.

Sinn Féin may well offer a genuine alternative to the establishment parties, but it would be reassuring to know the real story behind the closed doors, suggests Michael Clifford.

A breakthrough in talks between Sinn Féin and the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) will see a meeting of the North's Executive on Thursday, ending months of deadlock, it emerged tonight.