Sinn Féin backs independent Catherine Connolly for the presidency
Sinn Féin party president Mary Lou McDonald (centre), vice president Michelle O'Neill and Pearse Doherty, speak during an announcement in Dublin, that Sinn Fein will back the independent candidate Catherine Connolly in her bid to become the next president of Ireland. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA Wire
Sinn Féin has confirmed its support for Catherine Connolly in her campaign to be the next president.
Party president Mary Lou McDonald said it was a “big decision” to choose to back a candidate from outside their membership, but they wanted to give voters an alternative in the race for Aras an Uachtarain.
