It is understood that the party is aiming for a gender-balanced ticket with nominations closing on Wednesday

The reversal of plans to raise the pension age to 68 shows appalling political handling and leaves us to pretend we can continue as is by hiking PRSI, writes Mick Clifford

A letter from Reporters Without Borders expressed concerns about the 'methods of intimidation' being taken by the party through 'repeated legal actions' against media and journalists

Official statistics from the Department of Housing said there were 12,827 people experiencing homelessness in September

It means that Ireland South and Midlands North-West will have five seats apiece, while Dublin will have four

The Social Democrats leader has connected with people in a way that could end up defining her party's unique selling point

Tánaiste Micheál Martin also said Sinn Féin had taken a 'disingenuous approach' by tabling a motion to refer Israel to the International Criminal Court

Housing minister quotes 'stark example' where SF politician objected to '208 social homes, two miles from his own home'

The Taoiseach’s warning about Ireland losing its influence if it went too far sanctioning Israel was well made. He and the Tánaiste have offered valuable leadership

I attended the Sinn Féin ard fheis in Athlone over the weekend as an invited guest.

Tenants in Cork, Limerick, Waterford, and Galway have faced rent rises of between 10.2% and 16.2% year-on-year, while rents have stabilised in the capital

At the party ard fheis in the Athlone-based Technological University Shannonside (TUS), there was standing room only

Shifts in SF's stance on Palestine, and grassroots protests about them, is among the issues Mary Lou McDonald must manage

Ard fheis will debate a motion condemning the October 7 attacks on Israel by Hamas and the Israeli bombardment of Gaza

Law is intended to stop businesses dumping unsold or returned items rather than storing or selling them

'Palestine will be free,' a seven-year-old boy from Gaza shouted as he led more than 1,000 people through the streets of Cork protesting the bloodshed in his home city

Ms McDonald said that ambassador Dana Erlich's position had become 'untenable'

Simon Harris keen to 'keep populists out of government'

Housing minister criticises SF's alternative budget provisions on housing, which call for the scrapping of the Help To Buy scheme

Sinn Féin senator Lynn Boylan  had previously argued against the inclusion of second homes in the energy credit scheme, which was launched by the Government in a bid to tackle high energy prices

Sinn Féin remains the most popular party, while more than 50% supported Michael D Higgins' criticism of Ursula von der Leyen's comments on Israel's response to the Hamas attacks

Sinn Féin's Danielle Twomey said she has been left heartbroken after witnessing the devastation caused to families caused by floods

SF's Pearse Doherty accuses Government of repeatedly failing to meet its own targets for building social and affordable homes

Getting the balance right will define the next Dáil, but ultimately that will be decided by the electorate

Minister Eamon Ryan said the nature of his party is to work with people

During a debate on RTÉ's Budget 2024 broadcast, Pádraig Mac Lochlainn said his party colleague Pearse Doherty would 'put manners' on Dún Laoghaire TD, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill 

The opposition lambasted the Government’s budget plans for 2024, with Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty accusing the coalition of only being on the side of landlords

Sinn Féin's Eoin Ó Broin said: 'Almost all of the evidence available shows that the Government’s policy is failing.'

Mary Lou McDonald’s party has published a decidedly centre-ground list of spending and tax options, that bar a few exceptions, Micheál Martin could easily stomach

Two readers respond to a column about SF in government, while others write about topics including housing, political boycotts, and the recent cocaine seizure off the south coast

Sinn Fein says universal healthcare similar to the UK's National Health Service could be delivered over two terms of the party being in government

The Ploughing allows politicians to break free from the political bubble and meet people from all walks of life

It’s a deep concern that this party will only ever feel the pain of one narrative, one perspective. Such a party can never lead a country.

With two more days to go yet at one of Ireland’s biggest festivals, there will be more politicking, more debates on nitrates and more people caked in muck

The Government is set to introduce new measures that will help hard-pressed renters by increasing the €500 tax credit in next month’s budget. Housing Minister Daragh O'Brien has been pushing for the tax credit to be increased to almost €800.

The Sinn Féin leader has bounced back, and has spoken frankly about her hysterectomy. But she is also the latest TD whose health issues were the subject of ugly chatter

Niceties came to an abrupt halt with the Sinn Féin leader criticising the Government response to the housing crisis, likely to be a key focus of attack as election campaigning intensifies

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said his floral offering was not a sign that Fine Gael is now opening the door to a coalition with Sinn Féin

Sinn Féin will demand the housing portfolio in any future coalition it may be a part of, Mary Lou McDonald said

The Sinn Féin leader said while the surgery was keyhole it was a very serious operation, saying: 'I lost my womb, my ovaries, so it was fairly significant surgery'

Opposition parties are among the beneficiaries when measures such as the changes to the nitrates derogation antagonise and mobilise a group

The Tánaiste accused Sinn Féin of 'infecting a new generation of young people'

The constituency changes published by the Electoral Commission have been digested and parties have begun strategising for the future

Re Mick Clifford's MacSwiney’s Legacy, stolen by Sinn Féin. My blood ran cold when I read this headline, however, the text’s response to the headline is based on fact and tells the truth.