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Sinn Fein’s Michelle O’Neill defies calls to quit for joining hundreds of mourners at an IRA funeral

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Northern Ireland’s powersharing assembly has been thrown into crisis after Sinn Fein’s Michelle O’Neill refused demands to quit for attending an IRA funeral.  Ms O’Neill, who has regularly urged the public to comply with COVID-19 orders, joined leading Republicans including Gerry Adams in ignoring social distancing rules to attend Bobby Storey’s funeral on Tuesday. Storey was the … Read more

Fury as Sinn Fein ‘blocks payments to victims of IRA bombings’

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Fury as Sinn Fein ‘blocks payments to victims of IRA bombings’ with demand that former prisoners should receive the money too Government accused Sinn Fein of holding up implementing of Troubles pensions ‘Very important’ party allows the scheme to be introduced says Boris Johnson Whitehall source called the hold-up an ‘absolute betrayal of those who … Read more

Sinn Féin leader puts herself and her two children in coronavirus quarantine

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Mary Lou McDonald has been caught up in the coronavirus scare after the pupils and staff in her children’s school were put in lockdown. As the disease continues to spread rapidly, the Sinn Féin leader has called off her series of public meetings, Google in Dublin has told thousands of staff to stay home and … Read more