Mary Lou: Left-wing parties must work together to replace government

Mary Lou McDonald, leader of Sinn Fein. Photograph Moya Nolan

Left-wing parties have an “obligation to work together” to challenge the “worst government imaginable”, taking inspiration from the coalition that swept Catherine Connolly to the presidency, Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has insisted.

In a wide-ranging interview with the Irish Examiner, Ms McDonald admitted she gave “serious consideration” to running for the presidency and said her family has “never been better” following several health scares.