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Website. Official website. Mary Louise McDonald (born 1 May 1969) is an Irish politician who has served as Leader of the Opposition in Ireland since June 2020, as President of Sinn Féin since February 2018, and as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin Central constituency since 2011. She previously served as vice president of Sinn Féin from ...
Jun 6, 2024 · Ms McDonald became vice-president of Sinn Féin in 2009. Then in 2018 she became party president, taking over from Gerry Adams who had held the position for 34 years.
Mary Lou McDonald's upbringing is very different from other leading Sinn Féin politicians. The 50-year-old comes from a middle-class background and was brought up in Rathgar, viewed as one of ...
Nov 9, 2022 · Sinn Féin may have signed up to the Good Friday Agreement in 1998 but, he says, it “still had an armed wing and arsenals galore at the time when Mary Lou swore allegiance to it”. He speculates that Sinn Féin wanted “educated, articulate candidates with no ‘war’ records” to fight on conventional social issues, meaning McDonald could skirt the lowly drudgery and political dynasties ...
Feb 11, 2023 · Implacable and stubborn, ruthlessly pragmatic, Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald, who is now five years in the party’s top post, is also described by those who know her as possessing ...
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Jun 9, 2024 · Mary Lou McDonald has said she has no plans to step down as leader of Sinn Féin, following disappointing election results for the party. Ireland's main opposition party have performed worse than ...
Statements (428) Tel: (01) 868 3934. Email me. Mary Lou is Leader of Sinn Féin and Teachta Dála for the Dublin Central constituency. Mary Lou is married to Martin and they have two young children, Iseult and Gerard. She is proud to represent the people of Dublin Central where she has a reputation for hard work and championing the needs of her ...
