The media's coverage of the Irish Times/MRBI opinion poll published at the weekend unsurprisingly focused on the substantial drop in Fianna Fáil support and corresponding increases for Fine Gael and Labour. Tucked away in the coverage was the fact that Sinn Féin's vote was up two to 11%. Free article

A shopowner in Dublin's North Inner City who had begun to stock An Phoblacht at the start of the month has been forced to withdraw the paper from sale following a visit from local Gardaí. The owner, who does not want to be identified, was told by officers that he was not allowed to sell 'that paper'. Free article