# Mary-Lou McDonald

# Sinn Féin

Mary Lou McDonald offers 'unreserved apology' to Máiría Cahill

The Sinn Fein leader says she wishes Cahill well.

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# sinn fein's alternative budget

USC cuts, a private jet tax and scrapping carbon tax increases included in SF alternative budget

Mary Lou McDonald says housing is her party’s number one priority.

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# Student Accommodation

Young people march to demand Government action over accommodation ‘crisis’ facing students

Teaching representatives also joined in the protest event, which concluded with a loud rally within earshot of the Dáil and Government Buildings.

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3rd October 2023

# Leaders' Questions

Government accused of acting like 'bystanders' as gardaí and barristers take industrial action

Varadkar says its not sustainable to continue with Garda roster that was operational during the pandemic.

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September 2023

# Fighting Talk

Mary Lou McDonald says best government would be one 'without either Fianna Fáil or Fine Gael'

Sinn Féin is holding its think-in in Dublin today to strategise ahead of the new Dáil term as elections loom.

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Sep 15th 2023, 11:17 AM

# Sinn Féin

Mary Lou McDonald opens up about having a hysterectomy over the summer

The Sinn Fein leader said she underwent surgery in June.

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Sep 14th 2023, 1:31 PM

# Guess who's back

Mary Lou McDonald 'fully recovered' from surgery ahead of Sinn Féin think-in

The leader of the opposition underwent surgery in June, announcing she would be recovering for a few weeks.

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Sep 13th 2023, 8:53 PM

# ff think-in

'It's not a slam dunk': Martin says SF winning big in next election not a sure thing

SF triumphalising ‘horrible deeds’ is ‘infecting a new generation.

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2023

# Sinn Féin

Mary Lou McDonald to be 'back in action in a number of weeks' after undergoing surgery

McDonald has revealed that she underwent surgery on Friday and that she is now ‘recovering well’.

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Jun 27th 2023, 9:39 AM

# HSE

Safeguarding expert to be appointed after review into sexual assault at HSE-run nursing home

Mary Lou McDonald said a review into the handling of the case ‘uncovered that other residents have made allegations against this same healthcare assistant in the past’.

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Jun 21st 2023, 4:32 PM

# tributes

'A legend ... a great Dub': Party leaders pay tribute to Christy Dignam in the Dáil

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar expressed his sadness at the news of Dignam in the Dáil today.

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Jun 14th 2023, 1:44 PM

# Housing

Leo Varadkar says he believes homeless figures will fall

There were 12,259 people in emergency accommodation last month.

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May 30th 2023, 3:49 PM

# Leaders' Questions

McDonald calls on Taoiseach to go 'beyond cosy chats' to lower electricity costs for consumers

McDonald said Varadkar has not ‘intervened to ensure the big drop in wholesale cost gets speedily passed on to the consumers’.

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May 23rd 2023, 3:25 PM

# Northern Ireland

Sinn Féin storming ahead in historic Northern Ireland local election

If Sinn Féin continues its winning streak, it will be the first time a nationalist party has had the most council seats in Northern Ireland.

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May 20th 2023, 9:07 AM

THE MORNING LEAD

Holly Cairns says she'll talk to all parties after next election but 'change' is in the air

A report by

Christina Finn

The new Social Democrats leader spoke to The Journal in a wide-ranging interview.

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May 14th 2023, 12:05 AM

# budget 2024

Varadkar: No immediate mortgage relief but measure will be examined as part of Budget 2024

The Sinn Féin leader said that the hikes were like “body blows” to households.

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Apr 26th 2023, 1:31 PM

# Dáil Debate

Harris urges all parties to vote for Special Criminal Court renewal in wake of Regency verdict

The Justice Minister was critical of Sinn Féin for abstaining on votes around the Special Criminal Court.

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Apr 20th 2023, 4:53 PM

# Evictions

'Where will they go?': Coveney says invalid notices to quit should be challenged

The minister rounded on Sinn Féin’s policies to scrap the Help to Buy and First Home Scheme.

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Apr 19th 2023, 2:36 PM

# Sinn Féin

FG and FF upping pressure on Sinn Féin to clarify past dealings with Jonathan Dowdall

McDonald insists Dowdall would would not have been near Sinn Féin had they known about involvement in crime.

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Apr 19th 2023, 12:31 PM

# Simon Harris

Mary Lou McDonald criticises 'false and deeply offensive' claims she had links to Gerard Hutch

Politicians have been giving their reaction to the high-profile verdict.

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Apr 17th 2023, 6:22 PM

# opposition spokespeople

This is the new Sinn Féin front bench

Mary Lou McDonald said the new front bench would lead the party into the next General Election.

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Apr 3rd 2023, 3:28 PM

# Northern Ireland

Windsor Framework: DUP to vote against Government on 'Stormont Brake'

Jeffrey Donaldson said that while the proposed terms represent “real progress”, it fails to address “the imposition of EU law by the Protocol”.

The first Commons vote on the EU/UK agreement on trading arrangements for Northern Ireland will take place on Wednesday.

Downing Street has said the UK government has no plans to seek changes to the deal despite the DUP's decision to oppose it.

Sinn Féin vice president Michelle O'Neill has said "the deal is done" and the onus is on all parties to get Stormont moving.

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Mar 20th 2023, 5:38 PM

# unity referendums

McDonald plays down significance of Sinn Féin-backed Irish unity adverts in US newspapers

The advert says the British Government continues to ‘break its obligations’.

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Mar 16th 2023, 7:30 AM

# unity referendums

Taoiseach criticises SF's Irish unity adverts in the New York Times calling it 'unhelpful'

The half-page advert says the British Government continues to ‘break its obligations’.

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Mar 15th 2023, 2:10 PM

# party returns

Mary Lou McDonald admits there was 'sloppiness' and 'inaccuracies' in party's financial returns

Questions have been raised in the Dáil recently regarding Sinn Féín’s finances.

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Mar 15th 2023, 6:15 AM

# polling numbers

McDonald on the rise of Holly Cairns: 'It's extremely positive. I'm delighted for her'

Support for the Social Democrats more than doubled in a month following the election of Cairns as its new leader.

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Mar 14th 2023, 8:46 PM

# eviction ban

Sinn Féin motion to call for eviction ban to be extended to January 2024

Speaking to reporters in New York last night, Mary Lou McDonald said her party will move the motion today.

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Mar 14th 2023, 6:04 PM

# Sinn Féin

Bill Clinton and Gerry Adams to share the stage at Good Friday Agreement event in New York

Bill Clinton famously decided to grant the former Sinn Féin leader a US Visa in 1994.

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Mar 13th 2023, 4:15 PM

# St Patrick's trips

Here's what Leo Varadkar, Micheál Martin and Mary Lou McDonald will be up to in the US next week

Leo Varadkar will meet the US president in the White House on Friday.

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Mar 11th 2023, 6:30 AM

# Stormont

Sinn Féin meet with Taoiseach and call for 'urgency' on restoring powersharing

Mary Lou McDonald said that Sinn Féin were “ready to go”.

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Mar 9th 2023, 6:07 PM

# Dáil row

'You can't handle the answers': Tempers flare as FG and SF clash over eviction ban

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald were involved in a war of words this afternoon.

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Mar 8th 2023, 2:05 PM

# Rita O'Hare

Sinn Féin leader pays tribute to 'genuine patriot' Rita O'Hare, who died at her home last night

Mary Lou McDonald described Rita O’Hare as a ‘powerhouse within Sinn Féin and the Irish republican struggle’.

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Mar 4th 2023, 11:39 AM

# Micheál Martin

Tánaiste tells Ukraine rally: Ireland 'not politically or morally neutral in the face of war crimes'

Large crowds have gathered outside the GPO to mark the anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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Feb 24th 2023, 4:43 PM

# to the courts

Mary Lou McDonald’s husband sues Shane Ross following his biography of the Sinn Féin leader

The legal action was filed yesterday by solicitors acting on behalf of Martin Lanigan.

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Feb 21st 2023, 4:28 PM

Mary Lou McDonald: Direct anger at Government, not refugees

Multiple protests have been held in recent weeks in areas where refugees or asylum seekers have been accommodated.

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Feb 5th 2023, 3:03 PM

# housing for all

Taoiseach admits Govt missed 2022 social housing targets

Leo Varadkar also reiterated that there would be no “cliff edge” for cost-of-living supports.

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Jan 25th 2023, 1:50 PM

# Northern Ireland

Sinn Féin should reconsider stance on all-party talks with UK Govt, says Donaldson

The decision to exclude McDonald from the talks has been criticised by the Government and Sinn Féin.

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Jan 13th 2023, 2:49 PM

# refugee centres

McDonald: Protests at centres 'absolutely wrong approach' - but those taking part are 'mixed bag'

The Sinn Féin leader said people’s frustration over the housing crisis should not be directed at vulnerable people.

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Jan 12th 2023, 10:29 AM

# Leo Varadkar

Taoiseach claims Sinn Féin-led government would mean ‘fewer jobs and lower incomes’

Leo Varadkar said there was concern in the business community about the potential for Sinn Féin in government.

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Jan 1st 2023, 7:52 AM

Last year

2022

# Interview

All sectors will get 'fair hearing' on taxation if SF gets into power, McDonald insists

If in government, Sinn Féin would reduce the inheritance tax threshold to €300,000.

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Dec 23rd 2022, 6:30 AM