By Cate McCurry, PASinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald said her party will “dust ourselves off” after it failed to reach its electoral ambitions in the recent local and European elections. Ms McDonald said Sinn Féin got “a knock” after the party put in a poor performance earlier this month. Sinn Féin, who was widely seen as the government in waiting, suffered a major setback when its support dropped well below what was projected. Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald after speaking at Bodenstown cemetery, Co Kildare, for the annual Wolfe Tone commemoration (Damien Storan/PA)“We know political struggle isn’t easy. “More crises, more failure, more of the same under Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael, or a government for real change led by Sinn Féin,” she added.

Source: The Herald June 23, 2024 19:17 UTC