Full coverage: Sinn Féin

Even before the multiple controversies of the past weeks, Sinn Féin has been seeping support. Based on multiple datasets, this is the story of where the voters have gone and why they left.

The elections have shown that anger doesn’t cut it with enough voters. People want policies that offer the chance of better times. Facing an energised Government, Sinn Féin needs to change its message.

A change of government is on the cards on July 4 in the UK's snap election called by Tory Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. In Northern Ireland, the fates of the parties battling for Westminster seats is harder to call.

More than a century ago, Arthur Griffith saw capitalism as the building block of the economy while overtly advocating for state intervention. As the next election approaches, Sinn Féin’s stance is still rooted in this century-old policy.

Jeffery Donaldson has confronted his party’s hardliners in a way that Peter Robinson and Arlene Foster never managed to achieve. For the DUP and Sinn Féin, the real work begins now.

The late Martin McGuinness had taken inspiration from Flann O’Brien and his followers to bridge the gap with former enemies. The current leadership of Sinn Féin is more intent on seeking heads. How will this play out in upcoming elections?

We have buried our heads in the sand. Our deluded scoffing at Farage, at Trump, at Le Pen, at Orban, at Meloni, at Wilders and every other tribal shaman is over. Our deluded denial of the tribal beast slouching in our midst should be over too.

Before an audience of investors, Minister McGrath set out his vision for the Department of Finance in 2024. His big theme: nurturing domestic companies and domestic investment.

Fine Gael began its run as a major player in coalition governments just ten months after the Tories became the lead players in Downing Street. Is mental fatigue a factor in Dáil Eireann as well as in Westminster? In both jurisdictions, the business season is approaching.

Dublin Bay South TD Chris Andrews is suing the newspaper and its political correspondent Harry McGee over a piece analysing Sinn Féin's response to the Hamas attack on Israel last month.