EU diplomats are 'scenario planning' for a Sinn Féin government

Party has met with major tech firms operating in Dublin

Diplomatic sources said governments have started exploring the likely implications of Mary Lou McDonald’s party taking power on key matters.

Diplomats from other European countries have already begun “scenario planning” the likelihood of Sinn Féin winning the next election, sources have said.

Speaking to the Irish Examiner, diplomatic sources said they have started exploring the likely implications of Mary Lou McDonald’s party taking power on key matters such as Anglo-Irish relations, the future of Northern Ireland, Ireland’s place in the EU, and the future of Ireland's foreign direct investment programme.