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

TD Chris Andrews' decision to initiate legal action against a newspaper and journalist puts further spotlight on Sinn Féin’s relationship with the media

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

Ms McDonald said every individual has the right and the freedom to pursue matters in a way they see as appropriate

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

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

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

The harrowing details of parents who are now writing their children's names on their bodies so they can be identified after airstrikes have been raised in the Dáil.

Party leaders and backbenchers contribute to over three hours of statements on the outbreak of violence in Israel and Palestine

Israel’s response will justifiably earn rebuke from people around the world and the celebration of Hamas’s initial barbarism on streets around the world should earn the same hostility

"My feeling overall in this scenario is one of alarm because this is now a very, very dangerous situation," said Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald.

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

Varadkar to McDonald: 'What you’re calling for us to do Deputy, is already well underway. It’s happening before your eyes if you care to open them'

Sinn Féin leaders denied that its alternative budget is conservative

'We can safely say many people have died... because doctors and nurses don't have access to the information they need'

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

The Sinn Féin leader said she was hopeful that rural voters will give her party 'a shot' in the next election

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

Child therapy services

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'

Ms McDonald is set to speak to reporters on Friday ahead of her party’s parliamentary 'think-in' in advance of the new Dáil term

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

Next Sunday, Terence MacSwiney’s grave is set to be robbed in the name of rewriting history. The graverobbing will be metaphoric but is worthy of comment.

Local cumainn that nominated Noeleen Moran have written to Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald after Donna McGettigan was selected to contest the next election

If Sinn Féin wins the next election, one of its first tasks will be to make the Special Criminal Court a permanent fixture — this from a party that opposed the court for years.

Tánaiste Micheál Martin has said far-right groups in Ireland are exploiting global pressures in an effort to “raise fear” and “insecurity”.

Leo Varadkar says he has concerns about Sinn Féin's "economic and European policies in particular that we think will be major departure from what made our country successful".

The Government has faced criticism again for failing to adequately communicate with people in Inch, Co Clare

During sharp exchanges in the Dáil, the Taoiseach made controversial comments to People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy, who labelled it 'another abuse of Dáil privilege'

THE Government’s approach to housing isn’t perfect, but Sinn Féin and others need to realise that constant moaning won’t deliver a single home.

Fine Gael TDs question who had convinced Dowdall to remain in Sinn Féin when he spoke of leaving in 2014 with 'many serious questions unanswered' 

'Clear answers' also needed on whether Sinn Féin will support renewal of the Special Criminal Court

Claims that the party had 'more than an inkling' about the former councillor’s background

DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson did not participate in the discussion panel

Unlike Gerry Adams, who took a more collaborative approach when it came to appointments, it was a 'take it or leave it' offer from Mary Lou McDonald

Businesses along the border have transformed in the quarter century since the Belfast Agreement was signed. Sorcha Crowley meets the entrepreneurs behind internationally recognised brands and local businesses thriving in the region

Some 500 people marched up a winding country road to mark the centenary of the death of Irish republican Liam Lynch at his home under sloping mountains near Anglesborough, Co Limerick.

Ms McDonald said she would not rule any potential coalition partners out following the next general election, including current Government parties

Bands from the US and Argentina join commemoration of a man described at his graveside as 'a soldier's soldier'

Support for Fine Gael drops eight points in the wake of the the ending of the eviction ban

The latest poll puts Ms Carins' approval rating at 45% — two points higher than both Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald and Tánaiste Micheál Martin