Mary Lou McDonald

The National Development Plan review is yet another glossy document from Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael with no detail and no delivery plan. It shows again that they are big on talk, short on action, utterly incapable of addressing the big crises impacting our society, especially in…

So my #Tipperary Mammy is very very happy

All Ireland Hurling Final Cork vs Tipp, nothing like it! A day when legends are made. The tribes of the Rebel County and The Premier County descend on Páirc an Chrócaigh with Liam McCarthy in their sights. This is it. Hurling the heartbeat of the nation.🙌🏼

Our prayers tonight are with Father Gabriel Romanelli and the parishioners of the Holy Family Church in Gaza after this week’s brutal Israeli attack. Israel’s genocide against the people of Palestine continues because world leaders continue to arm them, to grant them impunity,…

A double tax hike for Dublin families! This is outrageous! Only two weeks ago, the government passed legislation to increase the Local Property Tax. Tonight, FF, FG, Labour and Green Party Councillors who control Dublin City Council will seek to hike it up again by the maximum…

👏🏼An incredible effort by Annmarie and Anthony running the length of Ireland to raise funds for a group in Dublin’s North Inner City supporting neurodivergent children and their families. 💛 All donations will help provide essential equipment, accessible activities and…

Visited the incredible team at Foróige WAY Youth Diversion Project - a brilliant service making a real difference in young people’s lives. Their work is all about community, connection and creating brighter paths for the future. 👏🏼💪🏼 #Wicklow #Youth #Community #MaryLou

Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael voted against our motion on endometriosis. But something powerful has begun. The silence is broken. The stories are being heard. The campaign is on and it’s only growing louder and stronger. We won’t stop until women get the care and treatment they…

“Mammy, I don’t want you to die.” The fears of a child watching his mother suffer the pain of Endometriosis. Enough is enough. Tonight, our bill goes to a vote in the Dáil, a crucial step toward delivering first-class, gold standard care for women across Ireland. No more…

The Minister for Agriculture must stand up for Irish family farms and for the future of Irish Agriculture. The Irish government cannot standby and allow CAP to be dismantled. Irish agriculture and the livelihoods of our family farms must be protected.

Micheál Martin hasn’t got a clue. The cost of living crisis is hurting real people. The evidence is there, but he refuses to listen. I won’t stop fighting for ordinary people, for workers and for families. There must be a cost of living package in the Budget!

Tonight we stood with the thousands of women in Ireland who have endometriosis. For too long ignored, misdiagnosed and left to suffer in agonising pain. The Minister let these women down tonight. We won’t stop until proper healthcare is delivered.

Tonight, we bring the voices of thousands of women suffering from Endometriosis right to the floor the Dáil. Enough is enough. It’s time for the government to provide the proper treatment and care for this agonising condition here at home in Ireland. 💛

Taoiseach Micheál Martin needs to wake up. People are hit by skyhigh prices and really struggle to get by. Home heating oil is up €25 a fill. Petrol and diesel rose in May and going up again in October. Local property tax up, rents up, student fees up, price of groceries through…

Heading into Leaders Questions to challenge the Taoiseach. While Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael swan off on their holidays, families and students are left in stress and uncertainty. Rents up, student fees up, no cost of living package. People cannot be abandoned in this way.

💖What a beautiful and deeply moving gift. The Babóg Project creates a handmade doll to honour each baby who died in Ireland’s Mother and Baby Homes. We acknowledge their story, without ever knowing it.

It is disgraceful that the Department of Justice has today doubled-down on its decision to stop 33 children travelling to Ireland with GAA Palestine to play hurling for 2 weeks. This is the trip of a lifetime for these children and would provide them with relief from the awful…