Mick Clifford: Will Project Mary Lou right Ireland's wrongs?
When, as now seems highly likely, she does arrive at high office the expectations that have built up will really test her mettle
Sinn Fein leader, Mary Lou McDonald speaks at a rally for Irish unification at the 3Arena in Dublin. Whether or not she is totally in control of Sinn Féin, far greater tests lie ahead.
Last Saturday at the Ireland’s Future event in Dublin, Mary Lou McDonald was welcomed on stage with a standing ovation.
“Friends, we have come together to build our nation anew,” she said during the speech. When she finished the response was equally rapturous. The occasion was billed as non-partisan, and ten political parties were represented, but no politician moved the 5,000-strong gathering as she did.
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