Sinn Féin will not be attending St Patrick’s Day events at the White House this year.
Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald announced on Monday that party representatives will not participate in St Patrick’s Day events in the White House this year.

As in 2025 this move has been prompted by solidarity with the people of Palestine as
Mary Lou McDonald explained: “The situation on the ground in Gaza and the West Bank remains dire, and the reality is that for all of the talk of a ceasefire, Israeli attacks on Gaza have not ended.

The genocide continues. Civilians are still being killed. Homes are still being struck. Families who have already lost everything continue to live under fire. Peace in Palestine must mean the end of occupation, the end of apartheid-like systems of control and the full realisation of a sovereign Palestinian state.”