"'Some encouraged me, others said stay the course [as Sinn Féin president]' - Mary Lou McDonald Sinn Féin leader still does not definitively say if party will have their own candidate - or if they will back Catherine Connolly Fine Gael's Heather Humphreys to kickstart her campaign next week Fianna Fáil to vote for their presidential candidate tomorrow"
"Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald will not be putting her name forward for the upcoming presidential election. Speaking this morning, Ms McDonald said she did consider running for the Áras but believes she is best placed "holding this Government to account on a daily basis" in the Dáil."
""holding this Government to account on a daily basis""
Mary Lou McDonald will not be putting her name forward for the upcoming presidential election and will remain Sinn Féin leader in the Dáil. She considered running for the Áras but concluded that she is best placed holding the Government to account on a daily basis in the Dáil. She said some encouraged her while others advised her to stay the course as Sinn Féin president. Sinn Féin has not definitively decided whether to run its own presidential candidate or to back Catherine Connolly. Fine Gael's Heather Humphreys will launch her campaign next week. Fianna Fáil will vote on their presidential candidate tomorrow.
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