Sinn Féin would make immigration process 'more efficient', says McDonald

Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald: 'I believe that what we need is a system that is fair, that is efficient, and that's enforced.' Picture: Oliver McVeigh/PA Wire

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has said the way to reduce the number of people seeking asylum in Ireland is to tackle hunger, conflict, and climate change at a global level.

In what appeared to be a new approach taken by the party on the issue of immigration, Ms McDonald would not say if her party would be stricter on immigration or if the number of deportations would increase under a Sinn Féin government.