Ireland is voting in a parliamentary election that will decide the next government. It also will show whether Ireland bucks ...

Staid campaign limps toward election day as party leaders struggle to drum up enthusiasm for a vote with no clear ...

This election is about a change that is necessary and timely to allow us our chance in Sinn Fein to deliver on the plans and the proposals that we have “We know that the cost of living is one of ...

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Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald says she will demand a referendum on Irish unity in her first phone call with Sir Keir Starmer if she wins Ireland's general election. In the second of our ...

But former TD Shane Ross, who recently wrote a biography of the Sinn Féin leader, said that, unlike in 2020, the party has not framed its campaign around the Mary Lou McDonald brand. "Sinn Féin ...

A meet and greet by Sinn Fein Leader Mary Lou McDonald and TD Pa Daly on the campaign trail in Tralee. Sinn Féin Leader Mary Lou McDonald and TD Pa Daly on the campaign trail in Tralee.

Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald said she has detected a change in tempo in the Irish election campaign, with momentum gathering behind her party. Buoyed by improved polling ratings in recent ...

Four years ago it was a question of when and not if Mary Lou McDonald would one day become Ireland's first female taoiseach. She was the most popular politician in the Republic of Ireland after ...

Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald speak to the media (Liam McBurney/PA) Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald said she has detected a change in tempo in the Irish election campaign, with momentum ...