Mary Lou McDonald

A notice of intention to proceed was filed last week. Mary Lou McDonald has moved ahead with defamation proceedings against RTÉ. A notice of intention to proceed with the case was filed in the High Court on Friday as part of the Sinn Féin leader’s lawsuit against the national broadcaster. The matter stems from a […]

1 week ago

A row has begun as Prime Minister Andy Burnham said this week that a united Ireland referendum is “off the table”. Burnham made the remarks while speaking to reporters in Belfast, where he is met with political parties, including Sinn Féin to discuss the budget in Northern Ireland. The north is the poorest region of […]

1 month ago

Mary Lou McDonald described his absence as an ‘absolute disgrace’. Mary Lou McDonald and Sinn Féin have slammed newly-appointed Taoiseach Simon Harris for not coming into Dáil Éireann on his first full day in the job. Harris succeeded Leo Varadkar in the role on Tuesday (9 April) but has been heavily criticised by the Sinn […]

2 years ago

The party had been seeking a legal amnesty from prosecution for those who have not paid the fee. A Sinn Féin motion which called for the TV licence to be scrapped immediately was defeated in the Dáil this week. The party had proposed that the requirement to pay a TV licence fee be done away […]

2 years ago

“There’s an awful lot of work to be done.” Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has said that a referendum on a united Ireland will happen before 2030. Speaking to Sky News on Thursday, the president of the Irish opposition party said that while there is still “a lot of work to be done”, she […]

2 years ago

“Sport and genocide shouldn’t mix.” Mary Lou McDonald has slammed Robbie Keane for continuing on in his position as Maccabi Tel Aviv manager in Israel following the country’s actions in Gaza. Saying that “sport and genocide don’t mix”, the Sinn Féin leader has hit out at the Irish football legend, insisting that sportspeople should be […]

3 years ago