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FG minister censures McDonald over ‘sloppy’ SF party finances comments

Peter Burke, Minister of State for European Affairs, said Sinn Féin leader was trying to deflect attention from serious financial discrepancies

Northern Ireland

Bertie Ahern condemns Omagh shooting of police officer as ‘shocking’ and ‘callous’

PSNI Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell was shot in front of his own son in Omagh, Co. Tyrone on Wednesday evening

Pressure grows on government over ‘political’ use of Attorney General’s office

The Labour Party is to bring forward a bill proposing reform in wake of the nursing homes controversy

Evening Headlines

Altada receiver agrees sale to entrepreneur despite higher offer; Rise in surplus office space

The stories you need to read this evening in business, politics and current affairs

All in a year’s work: political highs, lows, breakthrough and boo-boos

The housing shortage remains top of the political agenda at the end of a remarkable year in which Sinn Féin enjoyed record polls

‘I could point you to communities where Sinn Féin works hand in glove with gardaí’ – Mary Lou McDonald

With Sinn Féin riding high in the polls, and facing the prospect of being in government after the next election, the party leader insists she has what it takes to be Taoiseach

McDonald seeks High Court order for removal of ‘defamatory’ RTÉ audio

The Sinn Féin leader’s lawyers file motion for judgment in default of defence

Sketch: Splutters among Sinn Féin backbenchers greet Dáil substitute Michael McGrath

The Minister for Public Expenditure deputised for the Taoiseach at Leader’s Questions

McDonald calls for a plan B over Northern Ireland executive

Addressing the Sinn Féin ard fheis this weekend, the party president said that the British and Irish governments should not agree to direct rule in the North

McDonald: We paid for our house ‘the way all working people pay for their family home’

Sinn Féin leader addressed questions about her home in Cabra for the first time following the publication of a new book which raises questions over the property

Today's headlines

Intel workers to be told of potential job losses; PRSI will need to rise for state pension

The top stories from business and politics in today’s Business Post

Mary Lou McDonald: ‘I am not avoiding discussing anything with anyone’

The Sinn Féin leader speaks out as the controversy continues over Shane Ross’s biography and criticism of the party’s alleged inappropriate use of the legal system to silence its critics ramps up

Elaine Byrne: In the face of litigious figures, RTÉ too often errs on the side of caution

The Shane Ross incident is only the most recent example of the national broadcaster’s habit of shying away from legally perilous public-interest reporting

Matt Cooper: McDonald book row raises questions of how Sinn Féin in power will treat media

The party’s track record of litigiousness raises questions about how a SF government might influence, directly or indirectly, an ‘independent’ media

Sinn Féin calls for five-month freeze on energy bills at 2021 price levels

Party’s cost-of-living package ahead of Budget 2023 represents total cost of €3.8 billion

Red C poll: Crunch time for Varadkar as Fine Gael’s support hits lowest level ever

As his party records its worst ever showing in Red C poll history, the Tánaiste may be forced to contemplate a cabinet reshuffle to arrest the decline in its fortunes

Queen Elizabeth II was a ‘remarkable friend of Ireland’

Britain’s longest serving monarch died peacefully at her estate in Balmoral, Scotland yesterday

Matt Cooper: More drama is as much about income as it is about entertainment value for RTÉ

The state broadcaster has announced more than 40 hours of original Irish drama in its autumn schedule – but how will it fare against the seemingly bottomless budgets of content behemoths like Netflix and Prime?

Analysis: Government will survive no confidence vote, but it has a precarious grasp on power

Coalition is vulnerable if divisive issues become the subject of Dáil votes in the months and years ahead

Michael Brennan: Frustration for Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael as Sinn Féin continues on record high

Struggling to grapple with the housing, health and cost of living crises, the coalition parties are watching Mary Lou McDonald steal their thunder on the issues of the day