Sinn Féin

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• Fine Gael proposals on Irish unity a welcome step forward – Mary Lou McDonald

  • 7 November 2026
  • Response to an event

  Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald welcomes Fine Gael’s Ard Fheis proposals on Irish reunification, commends Tánaiste Simon Harris, says Sinn Féin will study the detail and seeks early engagement to shape an all‑Ireland conversation and a Green Paper on reunification.

  • Constitutional affairs
  • Northern Ireland
  • Cross-border / all-island
  • Republic of Ireland
  • Issue: Fine Gael Irish reunification proposals announcement at Ard Fheis

  Original release: Fine Gael proposals on Irish unity a welcome step forward – Mary Lou McDonaldArchived copy, Internet Archive capture of 8 November 2026

• PSNI and Translink must investigate reports of sectarian gestures – Hargey

  • 7 November 2026
  • Call for action

  The party MLA Deirdre Hargey calls for investigation into sectarian gestures by loyalist bandsmen.

  • Community relations and legacy
  • Justice and policing
  • Northern Ireland
  • Issue: Sean Graham bookies massacre sectarian gestures reports

  Original release: PSNI and Translink must investigate reports of sectarian gestures – HargeyArchived copy, Internet Archive capture of 8 November 2026

• Mary Lou McDonald expresses deep sadness at death of Bloody Sunday justice campaigner John Kelly

  • 7 November 2026
  • Congratulations or recognition

  Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald says she is deeply saddened by the death of John Kelly, a leading campaigner for Bloody Sunday families, and praises his role in securing the public inquiry, the victims’ vindication and the British government’s historic apology, extending sympathies to his fam­

  • Community relations and legacy
  • Justice and policing
  • Northern Ireland
  • Cross-border / all-island
  • Issue: Death of Bloody Sunday campaigner John Kelly

  Original release: Mary Lou McDonald expresses deep sadness at death of Bloody Sunday justice campaigner John KellyArchived copy, Internet Archive capture of 8 November 2026

• Delargy expresses condolences on the passing of John Kelly

  • 7 November 2026
  • Congratulations or recognition

  Sinn Féin MLA Pádraig Delargy expresses his deepest condolences on the death of John Kelly, lauding Kelly’s lifelong fight for justice, his work on Bloody Sunday truth‑seeking and his role at the Museum of Free Derry, and offers sympathy to Kelly’s family.

  • Community relations and legacy
  • Justice and policing
  • Northern Ireland
  • Issue: Death of Bloody Sunday campaigner John Kelly

  Original release: Delargy expresses condolences on the passing of John KellyArchived copy, Internet Archive capture of 8 November 2026

• SAS claims cannot override evidence or judicial findings – Finucane

  • 5 November 2026
  • Criticism

  Sinn Féin MP John Finucane says claims by former SAS commander George Simm cannot override evidence or judicial findings on British Army actions in Ireland.

  • Community relations and legacy
  • Justice and policing
  • Northern Ireland
  • Issue: Former SAS commander's comments on SAS actions in Northern Ireland

  Original release: SAS claims cannot override evidence or judicial findings – Finucane

• Kearney calls for urgent action to remove barriers facing cross-border workers

  • 5 November 2026
  • Call for action

  Sinn Féin MLA Declan Kearney calls for urgent action to remove administrative and legal obstacles facing more than 18,000 cross‑border workers, urging the British Prime Minister and Taoiseach to act on their earlier commitment and stressing that deeper all‑island economic integration is essential to

  • Economy and employment
  • Constitutional affairs
  • Northern Ireland
  • Cross-border / all-island
  • Republic of Ireland
  • Issue: British Prime Minister and Taoiseach commitment on cross-border employment issues

  Original release: Kearney calls for urgent action to remove barriers facing cross-border workers

• Irish Government must not cooperate with British legacy structures that undermine accountability – Matt Carthy TD

  • 5 November 2026
  • Call for action

  The party's spokesperson on Justice, Matt Carthy TD, urges the Minister for Justice to implement the Justice Committee's report on the Legacy of the Troubles Bill 2026, opposing changes that could weaken accountability.

  • Community relations and legacy
  • Justice and policing
  • International affairs
  • Northern Ireland
  • Cross-border / all-island
  • UK-wide
  • Republic of Ireland
  • International
  • Issue: Legacy of the Troubles Bill 2026 report publication

  Original release: Irish Government must not cooperate with British legacy structures that undermine accountability – Matt Carthy TD

• Hargey calls on unionist leaders to condemn discovery of weapons linked to far-right extremists

  • 4 November 2026
  • Call for action

  Sinn Féin MLA Deirdre Hargey calls on unionist leaders to condemn the discovery of weapons linked to far-right extremists in the Shankill area.

  • Justice and policing
  • Northern Ireland
  • Issue: Shankill area explosives and weapons discovery linked to far-right extremists

  Original release: Hargey calls on unionist leaders to condemn discovery of weapons linked to far-right extremists

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