Mary Lou McDonald: Westminster will never protect Irish interests

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has revealed that the party has already begun preparations for a general election in Northern Ireland and remains firm in their resolve not to take up any seats it wins in Westminster.

The Sinn Féin President told RTÉ radio’s News at One: “All of the evidence in the last number of days, weeks and months and decades demonstrates that Irish interests are not addressed, Irish interests have not been and will never be protected at Westminster and to go down that road is to miss the point entirely, that Irish interests are protected on this island, they're protected by a whole network of diplomacy and relationships that are Europe-wide and are trans-Atlantic.