US ambassador Edward Walsh said 'no members of Sinn Féin have been invited to the White House, and none are expected to be invited'. Photograph: Dan DennisonSinn Féin, which this week declared it would not attend St Patrick’s Day events in the White House, was not invited by the Trump administration, the US embassy has said. Earlier this week, in a statement, the Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald said that no Sinn Féin representatives would attend the White House, citing the situation in Gaza. However, Sinn Féin said that the party was operating on the basis that she would be invited again. “It is therefore regrettable that Sinn Féin has chosen to step back from that opportunity.”

Source: The Irish Times February 20, 2026 07:32 UTC