MoD to revive Belfast shipbuilding with contract for three naval vessels Rishi Sunak announces £1.6bn contract led by shipyard Harland and Wolff that will create 900 jobs in Belfast The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2022
Leo Varadkar says 'no plans' for mortgage interest relief as rates set to rise Leo Varakdar said that while the idea of introducing mortgage interest relief has not been 'ruled out', the Government has no plans to introduce measures Irish Mirror · Dec 15, 2022
Sinn Féin slates "unaccountable" senior management team in Belfast Council Party says decisions made affecting Divis and Black Mountain were made without input from elected reps Belfast Live · Dec 14, 2022
Housing Minister Darragh O'Brien easily survives motion of no confidence A last minute decision by Cabinet meant that the Dail actually ended up voting confidence in Mr O’Brien Irish Mirror · Dec 13, 2022
Gangland ‘trial of the century’ puts Sinn Féin leader – and party’s alleged criminal links – in spotlight Poll ratings dip for Mary Lou McDonald despite her distancing herself from former protege and councillor, Jonathan Dowdall The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2022
70 people tragically killed on notorious A5 road since 1998 One politician said the figures are evidence of the increased safety a dual carriageway would bring to the A5 Belfast Live · Dec 6, 2022
Belfast fuel poverty scheme criticised for £60,000 income threshold Councillor said it was "outrageous" that Malone Park residents could be eligible for help Belfast Live · Dec 2, 2022
Tempers flare in Dail as Government relaxes rules around bankers’ pay and bonuses Two of the more controversial recommendations of the review included permitting bonuses of up to €20,000 per year for employees in AIB Bank of Ireland and Permanent TSB (PTSB) Irish Mirror · Nov 29, 2022
Leo Varadkar says 'housing is an emergency' and a 'social crisis' in Ireland Tánaiste Leo Varadkar said that while 'housing is an emergency', calling it such is not going to 'build any houses' Irish Mirror · Nov 23, 2022
Irish Government urged to declare a housing emergency as Opposition slates 'shambles' policy The Raise the Roof group, which consists of a cross-party political group, will hold a protest this Saturday afternoon starting in Dublin’s Parnell Square. Irish Mirror · Nov 22, 2022
Leo Varadkar pays tribute to Taoiseach Micheál Martin in fiery Fine Gael Ard Fheis speech During his speech at the Fine Gael Ard Fheis in Athlone, Leo Varadkar vowed to 'stop' Sinn Féin entering Government after the next general election Irish Mirror · Nov 19, 2022
Belfast to receive European funding to pilot Net Zero Neighbourhood project Councillors question initial choice to use Linen Quarter as the location Belfast Live · Nov 15, 2022
Brendan Hughes: Sinn Fein leader's IRA remarks a problem for coalition partners Mary Lou McDonald's comments have drawn criticism from relatives of IRA victims and political opponents Belfast Live · Nov 11, 2022
Irish Olympic boxer accuses Mary Lou McDonald of being 'happy to sit back' and allow gangland crime in constituency His calls were echoed by Fine Gael TDs Neale Richmond and Fergus O’Dowd Irish Mirror · Nov 11, 2022
Irish Mirror · Nov 10, 2022 Leo Varadkar calls Social Democrats co- leader 'petty' and 'a hypocrite' in tense Dail clash With Taoiseach Micheál Martin in the UK to meet new British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak for the first time, the Fine Gael leader was in his place to take questions from TDs.
Belfast Live · Nov 9, 2022 Lower North Belfast at a disadvantage in getting grants, councillor says DUP rep says area only received £9,000 out of £1m in community grants in the last tranche
Irish Mirror · Nov 9, 2022 Heated shouting match erupts in Dail over housing crisis Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien was accused of denying there was a 'housing emergency' in Ireland
Irish Mirror · Nov 8, 2022 Heather Humphreys and Jack Chambers call on Mary Lou McDonald to give back €1,000 donation received from Jonathan Dowdall Dowdall previously served as a Sinn Féin councillor and made a €1,000 donation to Ms McDonald’s Dublin Central constituency in 2011
Irish Mirror · Nov 5, 2022 Fine Gael TD questions whether Mary Lou McDonald is 'fully up to date' on her Sinn Féin colleagues Dun Laoghaire TD Jennifer Carroll MacNeill has said that the party still has questions to answer about the gangland criminal’s ties to Sinn Fén
The Guardian - UK · Nov 5, 2022 UK must ‘step up to plate’ over Northern Ireland protocol, says Sinn Féin Party vice-president Michelle O’Neill says government must find a way to make post-Brexit arrangements work
Irish Mirror · Nov 5, 2022 Sinn Fein 'shocked' by Jonathan Dowdall's gangland crimes as he was 'person of good standing' when he joined “Had we known that he was involved in any form of criminality [...] he wouldn't have been anywhere near Sinn Féin."
Belfast Live · Nov 4, 2022 Belfast Council calls for better abortion services, singling out Northern Trust Trust states Covid had impact on service, and promises further work on its website
Belfast Live · Nov 4, 2022 Belfast City Council to write to Taoiseach to urge citizen assemblies on Irish Unity Sinn Féin dropped a proposal on a Belfast forum after an SDLP motion was passed
Irish Mirror · Nov 3, 2022 Sinn Féin to slam government's record on housing, cost of living and energy crisis at Ard Fhéis “Social and affordable housing delivery is way behind target"
Irish Mirror · Nov 3, 2022 Sinn Fein’s David Cullinane calls for probe into why HSE re-hired doctor linked to organ-retention scandal He also said that Health Minister Stephen Donnelly and the Government must “get its act together” and tackle scandals in the health service.