Sinn Féin relationship with Irish America not damaged by boycott, says McDonald

Sinn Féin’s relationship with Irish America has not been damaged by its St Patrick’s boycott of the White House, Mary Lou McDonald has insisted.

The party president said Sinn Féin’s connections in the US were “deep and enduring”, claiming its “friends in the United States understand why we took this decision”.

Ms McDonald also commented on the visit of mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor to the Oval Office to meet President Donald Trump on St Patrick’s Day on Monday.

The Sinn Féin president said she was “disappointed” that the president did not appear aware that Ireland’s greatest fighter is actually two-weight world champion boxer Katie Taylor.

Sinn Féin stayed away from the events in the White House to celebrate Ireland’s patron saint in protest at Mr Trump’s stance on the conflict in…

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