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The Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald will be nominated for Taoiseach in the Dail when it sits for the first time since the election on Thursday. It’s presumed that McDonald has absolutely no chance …

It looks like Fine Gael are putting it right up to Sinn Fein and demanding that they now try to form some sort of government and deliver on the “extraordinary promises” that they made during …

We’re looking at literally weeks of election drama ahead with no one knowing for sure what the outcome could be – but another general election is certainly a possibility now after Monday’s revelations. Sinn Fein …

In what can only be described as an absolute mess, Fine Gael are split on whether to enter into coalition government with Fianna Fail. Having met today, the Fine Gael parliamentary party heard various opinions …

Sinn Fein may have done very well in the elections but it could well be a case that they’re still not getting into government. The fact that they didn’t run enough candidates to make up …

The good people of Ireland went to polls on February 8th to elect a new government, now appears that that new government may well look quite similar to the last one. Both Fianna Fail and …

There’s been very mixed reactions to Eamon Dunphy’s comments about Sinn Fein on Virgin Media television. Many feel that Dunphy was correct while others vehemently disagreed. Dunphy said that he didn’t support Sinn Fein in …

Just one week ago the good people of Ireland went to the polls to have their voice heard. Fine Gael’s Leo Varadkar remains Taoiseach for the time being but what happens in the Dail next week …

The Fianna Fail leader Michael Martin had a phone conversation with Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald on Friday afternoon. It’s understood that the conversation was cordial but fruitless from a Sinn Fein’s perspective. The …