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Children with special needs ‘left in limbo’ over assessment delays, TD warns

Children with special needs have been failed by the State, the Dail has heard. Sinn Fein TD Pearse Doherty said youngsters have been “left in limbo” by long delays in being assessed. He said there are 17,000 children waiting on initial contact with ...

29 Sept 2022 at 15:15

National News

Water and electricity supply issues ‘strangling housing delivery’, Dail told

The Government has been accused of “failing” on basic public services such as water and electricity supplies, which is “strangling” housing delivery. Sinn Fein’s finance spokesperson Pearse Doherty told the Dail the head of water utility Uisce ...

29 May 2025 at 14:26

National News

Doherty defends attendance at ‘Bik’ McFarlane funeral

It is important for people to have a “right to remember their dead”, senior Sinn Fein politician Pearse Doherty said as he defended his decision to attend the funeral of a former IRA man. Several senior Sinn Fein figures paid tributes to ...

04 Mar 2025 at 15:24

National News

Pearse Doherty: I have no interest in being Sinn Fein leader

Pearse Doherty has ruled out any interest in replacing Mary Lou McDonald as leader of a bruised Sinn Fein following worse-than-expected election results. It comes after Aontu leader Peadar Toibin said Sinn Fein’s slide in public support ...

11 Jun 2024 at 19:11

Northern Ireland

‘Crazy’ that Children’s Hospital deadline has been missed 15 times, Dail hears

It is “crazy” that the deadline for the National Children’s Hospital to open has been missed 15 times, the Dail has been told. The Public Accounts Committee heard on Thursday that in the past seven months, developer BAM had achieved ...

22 May 2025 at 16:35

National News

Irish people left ‘high and dry’ in cost of living crisis – Sinn Fein

The Irish state has “never been better off” but people are being left “high and dry” by soaring prices, Sinn Fein has said. TD Pearse Doherty challenged the Government in the Dail to bring forward a cost of living package in ...

26 Jun 2025 at 13:55

Local News

Government urged to get ‘money into people’s hands now’ as cost of living soars

The Government has been urged to “get money into people’s hands now”, as the rising cost of living hits lower and middle income families. Sinn Fein’s Pearse Doherty called on the Government to give direct payments of 200 ...

10 Feb 2022 at 20:01

Local News

Leo Varadkar promises package of measures to tackle rising cost of living crisis

The Government will “soon” bring forward a package of measures to tackle the cost-of-living crisis, Leo Varadkar has said. The Tanaiste told the Dail that the Government accepts it has not done enough to support ...

03 Feb 2022 at 17:28

National News

Government painfully out of touch on mounting cost-of-living pressures, says Sinn Fein

The Government is “painfully out of touch” on the mounting cost-of-living pressures facing families across Ireland, Sinn Fein has claimed. Sinn Fein TD Pearse Doherty criticised Taoiseach Micheál Martin for ...

01 Jun 2022 at 15:41

Local News

'Budget package does not understand the scale of cost-of-living crises' – Sinn Fein

The Government’s budget has pushed people in Ireland’s squeezed middle to the bottom of the pile, Sinn Fein has said. The party’s finance spokesman Pearse Doherty said the spending package demonstrated ...

28 Sept 2022 at 15:00

National News

Sinn Fein TD calls for end to ‘runaway rents’

Renters need relief and runaway rents need to stop, the Dail has heard. Sinn Fein’s Pearse Doherty said an entire generation have been “locked into an unaffordable rental market and locked out of ever ...

22 Sept 2022 at 14:55

National News

Brendan McDonagh withdraws from housing ‘tsar’ role consideration

Brendan McDonagh has withdrawn his name from consideration to become Ireland’s housing “tsar” following criticism. The announcement came after sharp questioning of a mooted 430,000 euro salary to ...

01 May 2025 at 19:32

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