33 h. ago Pat Leahy: Mary Lou McDonald’s RTÉ interview about the presidency was more revealing than she intended

McDonald used the first person (I, me, my) 32 times. This was a decision that she was framing very much as a personal choice

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56 h. ago Catherine Connolly says she did not make decision to run based on parties' support

Sinn Féin are yet to decide if it will back the Galway TD or run its own candidate. Leader Mary Lou McDonald has ruled herself out of contention.

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5 d. ago Mary Regan: If Mary Lou McDonald backs Catherine Connolly for the Áras, it could solidify her as the ‘leader of the left’

Mary Regan: If Mary Lou McDonald backs Catherine Connolly for the Áras, it could solidify her as the ‘leader of the left’  The Irish Independent

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6 d. ago Simon Harris refuses to speculate on political future following threats to family

Harris said he had to ‘dig pretty deep’ to attend today’s Fine Gael think-in after threats were made against him and his family/

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6 d. ago Mary Lou McDonald rules out Áras bid as Sinn Féin consider backing Catherine Connolly

Party leader says Sinn Féin ‘will be looking to engage’ with Connolly’s campaign before making a decision

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6 d. ago Mary Lou McDonald rules out Áras bid as Sinn Féin considers backing Catherine Connolly

Party leader says Sinn Féin ‘will be looking to engage’ with Connolly’s campaign before making a decision

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6 d. ago Mary Lou McDonald rules herself out of Irish presidential election

Mary Lou McDonald rules herself out of Irish presidential election  BBC

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6 d. ago Not running: McDonald rules herself out of Áras race as party gathers for pre

McDonald said her party still has the option of a Sinn Féin candidate or backing Catherine Connolly.

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6 d. ago Sinn Féin’s Mary Lou McDonald rules out a presidential run in Ireland

Sinn Féin’s Mary Lou McDonald rules out a presidential run in Ireland  politico.eu

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6 d. ago Irish presidential election: Mary Lou McDonald rules herself out of running

Irish presidential election: Mary Lou McDonald rules herself out of running  BBC

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6 d. ago Threats against Simon Harris' family 'utterly despicable', McDonald says

Numerous bomb threats were phoned in to gardaí over the weekend about Harris’ home in Wicklow.

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6 d. ago Mary Lou McDonald condemns 'despicable' threats against Simon Harris's family

The Sinn Féin leader has previously faced death threats.

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6 d. ago Sinn Féin leader condemns 'despicable' threats against Simon Harris's family

Mary Lou McDonald said she knows from her own experience how “unnerving” and “very worrying” such intimidation can be.

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6 d. ago Mary Lou McDonald has definitively ruled herself out of the race for the Áras

McDonald McDonald said her party still has the option of a Sinn Féin candidate or backing Catherine Connolly.

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6 d. ago Sinn Féin’s Mary Lou McDonald rules out running in presidential election

Party leader says her focus was on securing a change of government

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8 d. ago Pat Leahy: Three (other) big issues preoccupying politicians: spending, housing, neutrality

These are the things they’re thinking about when they’re not thinking about the presidential election (which is a lot of the time)

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9 d. ago Mary Lou McDonald calls on the Government to improve endometriosis care in Ireland

Mary Lou McDonald calls on the Government to improve endometriosis care in Ireland  Her.ie

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2 w. ago 'I'm in public life for the long haul': Mary Lou McDonald continues to mull Áras bid

The Sinn Féin president spoke to The Journal about her party’s plans for the presidential election, the timeline for Irish unity, and her priorities for the new Dáil term.

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2 w. ago Justice Minister needs to face reality that there is a safety issue in Dublin, McDonald says

Last week, comments by the Justice Minister about safety in Dublin were described as “tone deaf” by a Dublin TD.

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2 w. ago What’s going on with Sinn Féin and nominating a presidential candidate?

Mary Lou McDonald used Hunger Strikers commemoration to make case for Irish reunification to be led from the Áras

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