Leader of Ireland's Sinn Fein party Mary Lou McDonald

Published: July 31, 2020, 7 a.m.

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Last February the talk in Ireland was of a political earthquake. The nationalist party Sinn F\\xe9in won the most votes in the general election and promised to smash the status quo. Well, so much for that. Ireland\\u2019s two old established political parties instead formed a grand coalition and are steering the country through the Covid-19 crisis and Brexit. HARDtalk\\u2019s Stephen Sackur speaks to Mary Lou McDonald, the leader of Sinn F\\xe9in. Has her party missed its moment?

Photo: Mary Lou McDonald Credit: PA

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