Boycotting the St Patrick's Day celebrations in the White House is a big call by Sinn Féin. Such a snub risks damaging long-standing relationships with key political figures in the US. It could also play badly with the wider Irish diaspora,

Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O'Neill said on Friday she would not attend St Patrick's Day events at the White House in protest over President Donald Trump's position on Gaza.

First Minister Michelle O'Neill says her decision not to travel to Washington DC for the annual festivities is one of principle.

Sinn Féin's leaders said Friday they will not attend a traditional St. Patrick's Day event next month at the White House as a protest against President Donald Trump's stance on the Gaza Peninsula. The Irish party's leader Mary Lou McDonald said the Trump’s administration's position was “catastrophically” wrong and she was taking “a