Pearse Doherty
Pearse Doherty is an Irish politician and a member of Sinn Féin, known for his role as the party's finance spokesman. He has been vocal in criticizing government policies and advocating for renters' rights, particularly in the context of the ongoing housing crisis in Ireland. Recently, he highlighted Taoiseach Micheál Martin's comments during a heated debate in the Dáil, where he accused the Taoiseach of taking advantage of parliamentary procedures.
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Sinn Féin’s Finance spokesman Pearse Doherty claimed the meeting between Burke and fuel industry representatives was a pointless exercise.
Petrol and diesel nears €2 a litre as fuel industry dismisses claims of profiteering – The Irish Times
Ireland· 2026-03-07
Pearse Doherty made his entry onto the national stage through a byelection.
Expect to hear the phrase ‘Governments don’t win byelections’ a lot in the months ahead – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-03-04
Sinn Féin’s finance spokesman Pearse Doherty said in the Dáil last September that insurance companies in this State are making profits far in excess of industry norms.
Penalising a widow for taking her late husband off the insurance is pretty callous – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-02-28
Pearse Doherty, Sinn Féin’s finance spokesman, linked the increase in energy bill arrears to the removal of energy credits in the budget.
Almost 320,000 customers unable to pay energy bills last December – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-02-27
Pearse Doherty criticized the loan as funding an enormous escalation in military financing.
European Parliament approves €90bn loan for Ukraine – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-02-11
Pearse Doherty argued at the time that while 'families in Ireland are crippled by the cost-of-living crisis' the Government was 'proposing that billions of euro are given to Ukraine for weapons of war'.
Sinn Féin MEPs to vote against €90bn EU loan for Ukraine – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-02-11
Finance spokesman Pearse Doherty said the money would be better spent elsewhere and criticised the loan as funding 'an enormous escalation in military financing'.
Ireland’s contributions to Ukraine ‘well below’ aid given by smaller EU states – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-02-09
Pearse Doherty accused Michael Healy-Rae of selling out the farmers.
U2’s Larry Mullen plays a blinder at the agriculture committee – surely some mistake? – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-02-07
Pearse Doherty is the Sinn Féin finance spokesman who accused the Government of broken promises on flood relief schemes.
Tánaiste and Pearse Doherty warned to ‘behave with a bit of decorum’ in Dáil – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-02-05
Pearse Doherty summed up Sinn Féin's objections to the EU's financial commitment to Ukraine during a Dáil debate.
Sinn Féin is deliberately being obtuse about EU plan to help Ukraine – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-02-05
Sinn Féin TD Pearse Doherty questioned the credibility of Bord Bia under Larry Murrin's leadership during Leaders' Questions.
Bord Bia stands by chairman amid controversy over his company importing Brazilian beef – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-01-22
Sinn Féin finance spokesman Pearse Doherty said the fact that the repayments had not yet been made was 'shocking'.
More than 30 current and former ministers overpaid in pensions error yet to start repayments – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-01-15
Doherty, the Donegal TD and Sinn Féin spokesman on finance, is the party’s joint national treasurer along with Senator Conor Murphy.
Inside the wealthiest political party in the State – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-12-15
Pearse Doherty is mentioned for his impression of Mamdani.
Politicians are bad at the internet. Just look at Simon Harris’s TikTok – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-12-12
Pearse Doherty, Sinn Féin’s finance spokesman, asked a question that cut to the very heart of the dilemma neobanks face.
Pearse Doherty is more right about Revolut and crypto than he realises – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-12-10Sinn Féin TD Pearse Doherty said the ceasefire in Gaza does not change the content of the Occupied Territories Bill.
‘No plans’ to drop Occupied Territories Bill but legislation ‘not straightforward’, says McEntee – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-11-30
Deputy leader Pearse Doherty criticized Fine Gael's approach to housing and renting.
Harris accuses Sinn Féin of ‘taking big money from big American building companies’ – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-11-27
Pearse Doherty is the Sinn Féin finance spokesman who criticized the Government for not helping households during the cost-of-living crisis.
Dáil cost of living clash as Doherty claims Government has ‘magic money tree’ for ‘big boys’ – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-11-06
Pearse Doherty explicitly told investors in 2024 that 'Sinn Féin are pro-business'.
A left alliance must come with a warning for workers – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-11-01
Pearse Doherty is the Sinn Féin finance spokesman who criticized the budget.
Little for middle-income earners amid VAT cuts and public spending – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-10-07
Pearse Doherty is the finance spokesman for Sinn Féin who criticized the budget for neglecting households.
Anti-populist budget offers little for middle income earners – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-10-07Pearse Doherty criticized Jim Gavin's comments regarding the bombing, calling them shocking.
A timeline of Jim Gavin’s short-lived push for the presidency – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-10-06
Pearse Doherty said the worker was 'highly qualified and came through the process'.
Catherine Connolly defends move to hire woman with Special Criminal Court conviction – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-10-02
Pearse Doherty is a Sinn Féin TD who demanded to know if the bike shed represents value for money.
Martin, resplendent in his single transferable suit, was not ready for Bike Shed Part II – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-10-01
Pearse Doherty represents Sinn Féin at the campaign meetings.
Ivana Bacik insists Catherine Connolly is a ‘unifying force’ for Labour amid internal dissent – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-09-29
Sinn Féin finance spokesman Pearse Doherty said 'no lessons' have been learned from the spending of more than €335,000 on a bike shed in Leinster House.
Plan for hospital bike shed costing up to €100,000 is ‘unacceptable’, says Sinn Féin leader – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-09-28
TD Pearse Doherty showed support for Catherine Connolly during her visit.
Gavin and Humphreys head for Kerry, Connolly highlights her ‘súil eile’ – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-09-26
The party’s finance spokesman Pearse Doherty.
How many nominations do Independent candidates have so far? – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-09-20
Pearse Doherty is the party’s finance spokesman and a native Irish speaker.
Sinn Féin will endorse presidential candidate with ‘plenty of Irish’, says McDonald – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-09-18
Pearse Doherty is the deputy leader of Sinn Féin and is speculated to be a presidential candidate.
‘Super primary’ day will narrow path for Independents to contest presidential election – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-09-15
