Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald is set to return to the United States in the coming days for a series of engagements starting in New York on Thursday, November 19th.
At 12.30 p.m. on that day McDonald will be joined by John Samuelsen, International President of the Transport Workers of America and Grand Marshal of the 2027 New York St. Patrick’s Parade.
This, according to advance release from Sinn Féin, will be an opportunity for President McDonald to detail political developments in Ireland, share her vision for a new and united Ireland, and hear the views of New York Irish Americans.
The event will be hosted at the Retail, Warehouse, and Department Store Union, 370 Seventh Avenue in Manhattan.
Later that evening, McDonald will, the release added, speak at the Ireland Rising event "at the world-renowned Dead Rabbit. Over three hours and three floors, the Dead Rabbit will host a night of revolutionary chat, craic, ceol agus ól. The first-floor Taproom will host a traditional Irish music session and ballad singing.
"The second-floor Parlor will celebrate the Seanchaí (Irish storytelling tradition) with live storytelling, poetry, spoken word, and musical performances hosted by Fintan Warfield. The third floor will host a very special live podcast recording with the Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald and others."
After her New York visit McDonald will speak at Notre Dame University in South Bend, Indiana on November 20th. The following evening, the 21st, the Irish American Heritage Centre in Chicago will host an evening with the Sinn Féin leader.
Sinn Féin Representative to North America, Ciarán Quinn, said: “These events will be an opportunity for Irish America and supporters of Irish Unity in New York and Chicago to meet with Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald and to share their hopes for the future.
"Ireland is changing, and a new and united Ireland is arising. Recent events demonstrate that some seek to drag us back. The response across Ireland was resolute: we are all moving forward together.
"I would encourage all who have an interest in Ireland to join us in these events to celebrate progress and build for the future."
Tickets and more information about these events are available on the Friends of Sinn Féin website, www.friendsofsinnfein.com.
