Sinn Féin to continue boycott of White House events on St Patrick’s DayBy Cillian Sherlock, Press AssociationSinn Féin politicians will not attend St Patrick’s Day events in the White House, the party has confirmed. Sinn Féin representatives had previously carried out a series of engagements in Washington DC during the same week that the sitting Taoiseach visited the city as part of a diplomatic drive for St Patrick’s Day. In a statement, Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald said it was important that Sinn Féin uses its voice to “demand that international law is upheld”. She said: “Sinn Féin will not attend St Patrick’s Day events at the White House this year. “Sinn Féin will continue that work with senior representatives on Capitol Hill, the trade union movement, business leaders, Irish American organisations and the diaspora.”

Source: Irish Independent February 16, 2026 14:18 UTC