Fionnán Sheahan: Mary Lou McDonald’s courting of Official Ireland ends with fuel protests

"‘Sinn Féin had realised that water charges were the big issue, after spending the first six days talking about housing. The party made a lot of mistakes during the campaign. The biggest one came on October 8, 2014. Party leader Gerry Adams and Mary Lou McDonald were promising to scrap waters charges in their alternative budget plan in the Alexander Hotel. A reporter asked them if they would be paying their water charges. Adams and McDonald were caught off guard by the question. They both...