Mary Lou McDonald

The author said women’s health could not wait and expressed anticipation for a Women’s Health Summit the following day. They wrote that the event would put women’s voices, experiences and healthcare needs at the centre of the discussion, and said every woman and girl deserved to be heard and have her symptoms taken seriously.

Sinn Féin said it had proposed scrapping carbon tax on home heating oil, arguing that rising prices were adding pressure on workers and families already struggling with the cost of living. The party said keeping homes warm should not be a luxury. https://t.co/lSI6U29Qvl #CostOfLiving #HomeHeating #CarbonTax #IE

The author wrote that nurses, midwives, teachers and public servants kept the country running and deserved fair pay, decent working conditions and respect. They said workers and families were struggling with the cost of living and called on the Government to listen and provide fair pay. https://t.co/etzpqEEv08 #FairPay #WorkersRights #CostOfLiving #IE

The author wrote that a family and community in Waterford city were grieving after an incident in which two adults and two children had died, while two other children were fighting for their lives. They described the scene as one of devastation and heartbreak. #Waterford #Tragedy #CommunitySupport #IE

The author expressed solidarity with public-sector workers due to strike the following day, saying they provided services people relied on and deserved fair pay, respect and a government that listened. They urged Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael to engage urgently with unions and deliver a fair outcome. https://t.co/4WVBC9GXEj #StrikeAction #PublicSector #FairPay #IE

The author said the day belonged to the people of Garvaghy Road and wrote that 28 years of peace and progress had been protected. They said Sinn Féin was proud to stand alongside the community and that people from every background and across Ireland had delivered a clear message. https://t.co/VTX9iOgqay #GarvaghyRoad #Peace #SinnFéin #IE

The author wrote that Sinn Féin had joined political parties, groupings and Dáil members in urging British Prime Minister Andy Burnham to intervene immediately to stop the Orange Order march on Garvaghy Road. They described 12 days of fear and uncertainty as unacceptable for local residents. https://t.co/6BJa8EVrYT #SinnFéin #GarvaghyRoad #OrangeOrder #GB #IE

The author called on the British Secretary of State to intervene and stop what they described as an unwanted march. They said it was causing fear and trauma in the Garvaghy Road community, adding that residents had a right to live free from sectarian harassment and that 28 years of peace should be protected. https://t.co/gXwp5XGGRy #Peace #Community #HumanRights #GB #IE

The author said the day was important for families who had lost loved ones on the A5. They welcomed the project’s approval, called for no further delays and urged it to proceed quickly, saying lives depended on it. They added that Sinn Féin had firmly supported the project. #A5 #SinnFéin #Safety #IE #GB

The post’s author said unionist leaders wanted to return to an era of supremacy and domination, but would not succeed. They added that an unwanted Orange march could not take place along Garvaghy Road and said there was no going back. https://t.co/TIIxcz7iUj #NoGoingBack #Unity #SocialJustice #GB #IE

The author said more than 15,000 people had gathered on the Garvaghy Road that day to oppose any return to the area of an unwanted Orange march. They said Sinn Féin would continue to support the community’s right to live free from sectarian harassment. https://t.co/0b3RCEOxYS #GarvaghyRoad #SinnFéin #Sectarianism #GB #IE

The author said support for Garvaghy Road residents was growing daily in Ireland and internationally. They said the community’s right to live peacefully, without fear or sectarian intimidation, had to be protected, declared there was “no going back” and said Sinn Féin stood fully with the residents. https://t.co/nDjkMb3KGP #GarvaghyRoad #StandUpForPeace #SinnFein #IE

There can be no Orange march forced through the Garvaghy Road community. Today, Michelle O’Neill and I met with the Taoiseach and Tánaiste. We made clear that they must urgently press the British Prime Minister to stop this march. The people of Garvaghy Road are not https://t.co/IdaWKaOiII #GarvaghyRoad #OrangeMarch #PeacefulProtest #IE #GB

There must be no sectarian march through the Garvaghy Road. 28 years of peace must be protected. The Irish Government must tell the British Secretary of State & the British Government to intervene to stop this march. https://t.co/iLX0FNA7qK #NoSectarianMarch #PeaceInIreland #GarvaghyRoad #IE #GB

Families shouldn’t have to fight for respect for their children. We were proud to stand with them outside the Dáil today demanding proper disability services for children and young people. Every day a child waits for occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, https://t.co/9NvM7r2AIv #DisabilityRights #ChildrensServices #TherapyAccess #IE

"No hay ciudadanos de segunda clase en Garvaghy Road""No hay ciudadanos de segunda clase en Garvaghy Road", advirtió McDonald antes de reiterar el compromiso del movimiento republicano en defensa de la "dignidad" de los residentes afectados. #IrlandaDelNorte #MarchasLealistas #ViolenciaSectaria

« les habitants et la communauté étaient descendus dans la rue pour défendre leur droit à vivre à l’abri du harcèlement sectaire »La présidente du Sinn Fein, Mary Lou McDonald, a elle déclaré aux journalistes en marchant à côté des contre-manifestants que « les habitants et la communauté étaient descendus dans la rue pour défendre leur droit à vivre à l’abri du harcèlement sectaire ». #IrlandeDuNord #OrdreDOrange #TensionsCommunautaires