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Minister Rabbitte said he would prefer not to endorse a candidate for the role of Labour leader

Political figures react to Gilmore resignation

Labour Party figures and other politicians have been reacting to the resignation of Eamon Gilmore as Labour leader.

Gerry Adams said the objective of his arrest was to get to the point where he could be charged with IRA membership

DPP may take months to decide on Adams case

Northern Ireland's DPP has said it could be "many many months" before a decision is made on whether or not Gerry Adams will be prosecuted in connection with the abduction and murder of Jean McConville in 1972.

News • 08 May 14

Gerry Adams denies any involvement in the killing of the mother-of-ten

McGuinness insists Adams’ arrest ‘political’

Martin McGuinness has reiterated his belief that the arrest of Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams was politically motivated, accusing members of the PSNI of being against the peace process.

News • 03 May 14

Gerry Adams says there is an opportunity to send out a powerful message of hope

Adams seeks action on Haass impasse

Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams has urged Northern Ireland's political parties to revisit the problems that were not resolved during negotiations chaired by US diplomat Richard Haass.

News • 31 Mar 14

Gerry Adams said Sinn Féin is putting forward the highest number of Local Election candidates in its history

Adams asks if AG thought her phone was tapped

Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams has questioned whether or not Attorney General Máire Whelan believed her phone was tapped.

News • 29 Mar 14

Gerry Adams said he was 'not mesmerised' by being in a coalition

Abortion motion defeated at Sinn Féin Ard Fheis

A motion to vote on the issue of abortion according to conscience has been rejected at the Sinn Féin Ard Fheis in Wexford.

News • 07 Feb 14

Dr Richard Haass and Prof Meghan O'Sullivan arriving back in Belfast

Northern Ireland deal 'extraordinarily close'

Final agreement on dealing with Northern Ireland's troubled past, parades and flags must be struck by Monday, the independent chair of all-party talks has said.

News • 29 Dec 13

Sunday Times opinion poll indicates big rises in support for Coalition and Enda Kenny despite 59% dissatisfaction rating with Government

Sunday Times poll boost for Coalition

A Sunday Times opinion poll suggests an increase in support for the Government and a fall for Sinn Féin with Fianna Fáil unchanged.

News • 22 Dec 13

Martin McGuinness said: 'I am on the public record that I was a member of the IRA'

Claims Adams was in IRA 'irrelevant' - McGuinness

The issue of whether or not Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams was a member of the IRA during the Troubles is irrelevant, Martin McGuinness has insisted.

News • 26 Nov 13

Jean McConville, a mother-of-ten, was kidnapped and killed by the IRA

Kenny appeals for information on 'The Disappeared'

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said it is time for anyone with information about what happened to any of "The Disappeared" to come forward.

News • 05 Nov 13

Taoiseach Enda Kenny said the vote would not be 'replayed'

Taoiseach confirms no re-run of Seanad referendum

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said there will be no re-run of the referendum on the abolition of the Seanad.

News • 08 Oct 13

Fianna Fáil disputes Fine Gael's claims that the abolition of the Seanad will save €20m

Taoiseach accused of 'con job' over Seanad savings

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has accused Taoiseach Enda Kenny of "a con job" for stating the abolition of the Seanad will save €20 million.

News • 24 Sep 13

The 'think-in' is being held in the constituency of Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams

Sinn Féin TDs and Senators gather for 'think-in'

Sinn Féin TDs and Senators have spent the day in a strategy session ahead of the resumption of the Dáil the week after next.

News • 06 Sep 13

Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams wants an end to late opening hours for the Dáil bar

SF calls time on late opening hours for Dáil bar

Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams has said his party wants opening hours at the Dáil bar to be the same as pubs elsewhere in Ireland.

News • 15 Jul 13

Gerry Adams has accused the Government of siding with the banks in the mortgage crisis

SF calls for support for mortgage holders

The Sinn Féin President, Gerry Adams, has said the Government must start standing up for struggling mortgage holders.

News • 22 Jun 13

Gerry Adams said he still has a 'useful role' to play in Sinn Féin

Adams expects to lead SF into next election

Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams has said he expects to lead his party into the next general election.

News • 14 Apr 13

Gerry Adams said Labour should leave Fine Gael to implement the policies of Fianna Fáil

Adams tells Labour Party to leave government

At the Sinn Fein Ard Fheis in Castlebar, Co Mayo, party president Gerry Adams called on the Labour Party to leave Government.

News • 13 Apr 13

Taoiseach Enda Kenny told the Dáil that the two hospital projects had been in progress since 2006

Fast-tracking of hospital projects raised in Dáil

The Minister for Health James Reilly told the Dáil that he was pleased to be able to improve facilities at St Luke's Hospital in Kilkenny and Wexford General Hospital as both projects had been planned for a long time.

News • 30 Jan 13

Gerry Adams called for debate on kind of Ireland people want to see in 21st Century

Sinn Féín calls for border poll on partition

Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams has called for a border poll on partition and Irish unity during the lifetime of the next Northern Ireland Assembly.

News • 21 Jan 13

Unionist groups are trying to find ways to end the violence surrounding the Union flag dispute

Unionist groups seek ways to end violence

Unionist political leaders in Northern Ireland have indicated a willingness to talk directly with the loyalist paramilitaries involved in orchestrating the violence associated with the Union flag protests.

News • 11 Jan 13

Finucane report to cover plot to kill Gerry Adams

A loyalist plot to kill Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams will be covered by a new report into the murder of solicitor Pat Finucane, it has been revealed.

News • 06 Dec 12

NUJ Irish Secretary Seamus Dooley said the findings of the group have the potential to affect the lives of future generations

Convention members to be asked to waive anonymity

The National Union of Journalists has welcomed the decision of the Chairman of the Constitutional Convention to ask members of the public who have accepted membership of the Convention to waive their right to anonymity.

News • 30 Nov 12

Gerry Adams calls for dialogue on united Ireland

Following the agreement on a date for a referendum on Scottish independence in 2014, Sinn Féin has asked Taoiseach Enda Kenny to begin discussions on a united Ireland.

News • 16 Oct 12

Gerry Adams said he did not have money to take a legal case

Adams rejects Dolours Price's IRA allegations

Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams has rejected allegations by Dolours Price about his involvement in the IRA.

News • 28 Sep 12

Gerry Adams announces changes to SF front bench

Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams has announced minor changes to his front bench.

News • 13 Sep 12