Mary Lou McDonald: I'd call for election if not for pandemic

Mary Lou McDonald: 'I'm as frustrated as anybody else watching just how poorly this Government is performing. I'm anxious now for people.' Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

Mary Lou McDonald says she would call for an election if it were not for the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Sinn Féin has polled as the most popular party in the country a number of times in the months since February's elections, and many have speculated that members of the party were pleased to head into Opposition, leaving them free to criticise the Government in difficult times.