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Government painfully out of touch on cost-of-living pressures, says Sinn Fein

The Government is “painfully out of touch” on the mounting cost-of-living pressures facing families across Ireland, Sinn Fein has claimed. Sinn Fein TD Pearse Doherty criticised Taoiseach Micheal Martin for failing to bring forward further ...

01 Jun 2022 at 14:27

National News

Government ‘failing spectacularly’ on housing, says Sinn Fein

Sinn Fein has accused the Irish Government of “failing spectacularly” on housing. The party’s finance spokesman Pearse Doherty lambasted Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien in the Dail on Wednesday, accusing the Government of failing to ...

25 May 2022 at 15:44

National News

Sinn Fein accuses housing minister of spinning damning housing report

Sinn Fein has accused the housing minister of attempting to spin the findings of a report which was highly critical of the Government’s housing policies. Pearse Doherty and Darragh O’Brien clashed on housing in the Dail on Thursday. The ...

23 May 2024 at 14:47

National News

Support for Sinn Fein on the slide, according to latest poll

Support for Sinn Fein is continuing to slide, with the party down four points in two months, according to the latest opinion poll. The Business Post Red C survey of voter intentions has Sinn Fein at 25%, a fall of four points from the ...

28 Jan 2024 at 14:00

National News

'We did give a lot of thought' - Varadkar rules out pandemic bonus for family carers

The Tánaiste, Leo Varadkar, has ruled out a pandemic bonus for family carers. It comes as he announced the healthcare workers' pandemic bonus would be paid in February or March this year. The Government on Wednesday (January 19) ...

20 Jan 2022 at 15:36

National News

Irish government faces claims of ‘double standards’ on Israel and Russia

The Irish Government has faced claims of double standards on Israel and Russia after it voted down calls for sanctions against the Israeli state over its actions in Gaza. Sinn Fein and People Before Profit (PBP) both laid that ...

16 Nov 2023 at 14:16

Northern Ireland

‘A pinch of salt’: Sinn Fein on Donald Trump’s reaction to Gaza boycott

A Sinn Fein TD has said Donald Trump’s claim that he was not aware of the party’s White House boycott over Gaza should be taken with “a pinch of salt”. The US president said he had not heard that some Northern Ireland ...

13 Mar 2025 at 18:06

National News

Taniste accuses Sinn Fein of hypocrisy over construction firm donations

Simon Harris has accused Sinn Fein’s finance spokesperson of being “a hypocrite” for saying the party is on “the side of the working people” after a group which raises money to aid Sinn Fein accepted donations from ...

27 Nov 2025 at 13:25

National News

Housing tsar to be paid ‘mad-cap’ salary to ‘job share’ with minister, Dail told

The creation of a senior housing role who is paid a “gold-plated” salary is “a daft idea”, a Sinn Fein TD has said. The housing delivery unit is being created to tackle “silos” in increasing the supply of homes, ...

01 May 2025 at 16:03

National News

Tanaiste defends Government’s handling of cost-of-living crisis

The Tanaiste has defended the Government’s response to the cost-of-living crisis, saying it has done more than other similar countries. Leo Varadkar said there is only so much ministers can do to help ease the ...

30 Jun 2022 at 14:42

National News

Martin and Doherty clash in Dail over housing

The Government’s affordable housing targets are “pathetically low”, Sinn Fein has said. During a heated exchange during Thursday’s Leaders’ Questions, Sinn Fein finance spokesman Pearse Doherty said that the ...

22 Feb 2024 at 12:45

National News

Calls for government supports for firms impacted by US tariffs

There have been calls for government to make supports available for businesses adversely impacted by US tariffs. US President Donald Trump has imposed 20% tariffs on all imports from the EU, which will hit ...

03 Apr 2025 at 16:34

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