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Mary Lou McDonald pulled two political stunts this week that impressed - in a bad way - this seasoned critic of Sinn Féin's ruthless amorality. One should be accustomed to the party's revolting retelling of IRA history and the cynical game-playing over Ukraine that is conveniently Putin-friendly.

When the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky first addressed the Dáil via video link back in 2022, Mary Lou McDonald was amongst his most ardent supporters. It was the early days of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the Sinn Féin leader hit out at the "ferocious violence" and the "shameful disinformation war" being waged by the Putin regime "to justify the savagery of its military invasion".

Sinn Féin is standing over comments by its finance spokesman, Pearse Doherty, linking the withdrawal of cost-of-living payments to Ireland's support for Ukraine, which have drawn sharp criticism.

A former Sinn Féin representative charged over a €4m cocaine seizure at a Kildare stables allegedly attempted to run from gardaí and hide in a barn when they went to arrest him, a court has ben told.

Ireland South MEP Kathleen Funchion has said she "did the right thing" in speaking publicly about her experience of coercive control by a former partner, because it had encouraged many women and their families in similar situations to seek help.

Housing Minister James Browne has been accused of 'fleeing the country' and 'running scared' instead of defending the Government's new plan to tackle the spiralling crisis.

Yesterday the government banned all British television and radio stations from broadcasting interviews with members of Sinn Fein or their supporters, but will it reduce terrorism or merely curb press freedom? [dramatic music] [Reporter] It's the past year of IRA bombing and killing that persuaded the government this summer to look at the whole of its policy for dealing with terrorism and its supporters in Northern Ireland. [dramatic music]

'Now is the time to escalate pressure on Israel', said the party's spokesperson on foreign affairs

There is something rotten at the core of our economy when banks can extract €5bn in profits and pay essentially no tax.

Sinn Féin's housing spokesman Eoin Ó Broin stated that reducing minimum apartment sizes will lead to renters paying higher rents for smaller and darker apartments, which echoes past experiences that such policies do not yield increased supply or lower rents. He highlighted that previous similar policies resulted in increased construction costs and land values, while also forecasting a rise in judicial reviews that will delay the delivery of homes.

Mary Lou McDonald called the Government's redevelopment plans for the GPO a "betrayal of history", emphasizing that she does not want a shopping centre on sacred revolutionary ground.

Last week, I was forced to admit that just because Mary Lou McDonald champions a cause, it is not automatically wrong.