Mary Lou McDonald, Sinn Féin

'Public appetite is for change,' says Mary Lou McDonald
The Sinn Féin leader said that her party will talk to any of the smaller parties and independents who are on the left and share progressive views
Is Mary Lou McDonald still Sinn Féin's biggest asset?
Could Sinn Féin's biggest asset now become a liability facing into one of the most important elections in the party's history? After a summer of soul searching, Sinn Féin and it
Mary Lou McDonald: I won’t stand down even if Sinn Féin aren’t in power
Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald has said she will not stand down as leader of her party if she fails to lead them into government after next Friday’s polling day. Despite a rough political year that has already seen her party crash in local elections,
Support for Sinn Féin in the Republic ‘has come back very strongly’, Mary Lou McDonald says
Mary Lou McDonald has said that support for her party is ahead of already favourable poll numbers, adding that Sinn Féin was “in it to win it” five days out from polling day.The Sinn Féin president said that over the past week,
Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald says she will demand referendum on Irish unity if she wins election
Friday's vote is "an historic opportunity" to elect Ireland's first female prime minister, Ms McDonald says, and should that happen, she plans to put reunification at the heart of government, with a referendum by 2030.
Not everyone critical of government immigration policy is racist, says Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has taken aim at the Government for suggesting people who believe their communities are not suitable for ­asylum-seeker centres are racist. Speaking to The Indo Daily podcast,
Sinn Féin governance review to report before Christmas, says Mary Lou McDonald
A review of governance procedures in Sinn Féin prompted by child safeguarding concerns should deliver a report before Christmas, party president Mary Lou McDonald has said. The party has been beset by a series of controversies in recent months,
McDonald believes support for Sinn Féin higher than what polls show
The poll leaves it all to play for with just days left of the campaign and a potentially crucial leaders' debate on Tuesday
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Mary Lou McDonald accuses Simon Harris of ‘scaremongering’ over economic shocks
The Sinn Féin leader has accused Simon Harris of “scaremongering” over his warnings about future economic shocks. Mary Lou McDonald said comments made by the Taoiseach in recent times, particularly in ...
Simon Harris and Micheál Martin have ‘acute amnesia’ over records in government, says Mary Lou McDonald
Mary Lou McDonald said Fine Gael leader Simon Harris and Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin were now “indistinguishable” from each other, as she claimed they were suffering a ...
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The big debate – Micheál solid as Mary Lou fails to land a crucial blow
Mary Lou McDonald failed to deliver the crucial blow for Sinn Féin in the final general election leaders’ debate on Tuesday ...
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Mary Lou McDonald canvasses in the capital as polling day approaches
Housing, disability services and animal welfare were on the agenda as the Sinn Fein leader met with members of the public in ...
Mary Lou McDonald tells Dublin students their best years will be in a united Ireland
Mary Lou McDonald has told a group of Dublin students they will live their “best years in a united Ireland” as she set out ...
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Watch: Mary Lou McDonald reacts to the Taoiseach’s interaction with a care worker in Kanturk
"They don't listen, they don't respond, and they seem to think, astonishingly, that people ought to be grateful for their ...
Leaders’ debate TV review: With an eye for drama, Miriam O’Callaghan pins Mary Lou McDonald and Micheál Martin to their collars
Television: Miriam O’Callaghan did her best to add pep to this tedious chinwag but we ended up with pure lethargy ...
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Mary Lou McDonald apologises for how resignation of Niall Ó Donnghaile was handled
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald, speaking on RTÉ radio’s Morning Ireland, has apologised for how the resignation of Niall ...