Sinn Féin's Martin Ferris has described comments made by Dick Spring at the weekend as "an hysterical rant" and he questioned whether the former leader of the Labour Party had "lost the plot". Free article

Speaking in the Dáil last week, Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin supported a motion calling for government action on the spiralling cost of insurance, particularly for young drivers. Free article

Clonakilty Sinn Féin Town Councillor and general election candidate, Cionnaith Ó Súilleabháin, has defended his decision to back the cooption of a Fianna Fáil replacement followiung the resignation of a Fine Gael councillor. Free article

Sinn Féin has selected two poll-topping Town Councillors to contest the upcoming General Election in Cork South West. At a recent convention, Anne O' Leary from Bantry, and Cionnaith Ó Súilleabháin of Clonakilty were unanimously selected as candidates. Free article

Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams was in Dublin South West on Tuesday for the official launch of Councillor Seán Crowe's Leinster House campaign. Crowe is widely expected to win a seat in the upcoming general election. Free article

Frances McCole has been selected as the Sinn Féin candidate in the constituency of Dublin North Central for the forthcoming general election in the 26 Counties. McCole is currently head of the party's National Training Unit and has been a member of the party for 17 years. Free article

Sinn Féin Councillor and general election candidate, Joe Reilly, has called on Meath County Council to explain the reason why it has granted a recycling franchise to Indaver, the company seeking planning permission for a waste incinerator. He also called on the council to explain why in granting the franchise to run the recycling centre in Mullaghboy, Navan, they have also agreed to financially reward the company. Free article

Commenting on the ongoing campaigns against the imposition of mobile phone masts at Lough-an-Lea and elsewhere, Cavan/Monaghan TD Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin said: Free article

Sinn Féin Louth County Councillor, Arthur Morgan, has criticised Labour TD Michael Bell for demeaning the value of young people's votes. Free article

It is hard to tell who was more upset that John Rusnak was not on the run last week - the media or his employers. The 37-year-old employee of Allied Irish Bank's All First subsidiary was supposed to have absconded after losses of $750 million were discovered in a market trading operation. Free article