One TD even made a mess of their ballot ... on the paper. Despite this, Wexford’s Verona Murphy was elected the first ever female Ceann Comhairle on the third count beating Sinn Fein’s Aengus ...

FIFTY years after the murder of a senior IRA member in Co Monaghan, Sinn Féin has accused the British government of “hiding behind a veil of secrecy”. John Francis Green, originally from ...

Last Tuesday, Sinn Féin gathered in west Belfast to mourn Ted Howell, a key back room figure and adviser to the party’s former president Gerry Adams. On a bitterly cold morning around the ...

The Sinn Fein leader has warned against any economic "fatalist instincts" associated with US President-elect Donald Trump. Mary Lou McDonald said that while Ireland needs to be mindful of any ...

Senior republican Ted Howell was hailed as a "patriot" by Sinn Fein president Mary Lou McDonald during his funeral in west Belfast. Mr Howell, who died last week, was a close ally and friend of ...

Photo: Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Former Sinn Féin TD Chris Andrews Claudine Keane, wife of Republic of Ireland's Robbie Keane in the stands. Photo: Niall Carson/PA Claudine Keane, the wife of ...

As Robbie takes up role at Hungarian club Ferencvaros, his wife continues to hit back at the party’s criticism of him, saying it put her family at risk Claudine and Robbie Keane. Photo: Getty ...

Sinn Fein president Mary-Lou McDonald has paid tribute to lifelong Irish republican Ted Howell as a “patriot” during his funeral in west Belfast. Ms McDonald, as well as Sinn Fein vice ...

On April 27 2003, then-Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams gave a lengthy address on the decommissioning of arms by the IRA. It followed the prime minister calling on the IRA to provide clarity on ...

Both parties have previously ruled out forming a coalition government with Sinn Féin, the second largest party, who won 39 seats in November's poll. Irish broadcaster RTÉ reports that both ...

Sinn Féin councillor Caroline Dwane Stanley has resigned from the party “due to it not being a safe place”. The wife of former party TD Brian Stanley, who is now an Independent, released a ...

Laois county councillor Caroline Dwane Stanley has announced her resignation from Sinn Fein, citing a lack of contact from the party following a controversy surrounding her husband Brian Stanley.