Northern Ireland leaders Michelle O’Neill and Arlene Foster will not be travelling to the US for St Patrick’s Day as Sinn Féin urged the Taoiseach to do the same. Sinn Féin TD Pearse Doherty said Ms O’Neill will not be travelling to Washington for the annual visit, where leaders from Northern Ireland normally join the Taoiseach in meeting the US President. “Michelle O’Neill has been very clear and as co-leader of the Assembly in the North, along with Arlene Foster, that she will not be travelling to the White House this St Patrick’s Day,” he said. Read MoreMr Doherty reiterated calls that Mr Martin should not travel, saying travelling to Washington would not be a good judgment of the public mood. The Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland faced backlash when she travelled from Belfast to Dublin when Mr Martin became Taoiseach.

Source: Irish Independent February 09, 2021 19:41 UTC