Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald has returned from Washington after a series of high-level meetings with US congressional members and Irish American leaders, pressing the case for Irish unity. During the visit, McDonald met with a cross-section of representatives from both Republican and Democratic parties, emphasizing the historic opportunity for a united Ireland. The trip comes just days before Sinn Féin’s Irish Unity Bill is set to be debated in the Dáil on July 7. McDonald framed the bill as an ‘unprecedented opportunity’ to begin planning for constitutional change. She also highlighted the US role in securing the Good Friday Agreement and ensuring no hard border during Brexit. The visit coincided with the 250th anniversary of the US Declaration of Independence, which McDonald used to draw parallels between the American and Irish struggles for self-determination. Her message was clear: the US has a continuing role to play in supporting Irish unity referendums.
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