Ard Fheis

While it is not unusual for a Sinn Féin ard fheis to take place under an intense spotlight of publicity, the level of attention paid to the party’s weekend gathering in Athlone was enormous by any standards.

Mary Lou McDonald said housing is the party’s number one priority.

Dr Jilan Wahba Abdalmajid thanked Irish people for their support of Palestinians.

TWO hardline republican parties have appointed members from the north to key leadership positions.

THE DUP is using the protocol as an excuse for not sharing power with nationalists, Sinn Féin deputy leader Michelle O'Neill has said.

THE BRITISH government must stop "dithering" over the devolution crisis and map out a route to resolving the protocol impasse and restoring the executive, Mary Lou McDonald has said.

THERE’S a pent-up energy and expectation in the Sinn Féin ranks, coupled with a justifiable sense of frustration.

AS Sinn Féin party members today gather in Dublin for the party's ard fheis, leader Mary Lou McDonald tells political correspondent John Manley of her concerns about the Stormont impasse and what should happen if the DUP's boycott continues.

MARY LOU McDonald has called for an island-wide "people's conversation" about Irish unity.

SINN Féin has dropped its long-standing opposition to the use of non-jury courts in the Republic.