Sinn Féin Senator Conor Murphy has said his party's boycott of St Patrick's Day celebrations in the US "wasn't a decision that was taken lightly", but was "necessary". On Friday, the party announced it will not travel to Washington DC for the annual festivities next month over US President Donald Trump's stance on the Israel-Gaza conflict.

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 Gaza. The Irish party's leader Mary Lou McDonald said the Trump administration's position was “catastrophically” wrong and she was taking “a principled stance against the threat of mass expulsion of the Palestinian people from 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 say 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 Gaza.

SINN Féin will not attend St Patrick's Day events at the White House next month over US President Donald Trump's stance on Gaza. Party leader Mary

Sinn Fein won't go to the White House for St. Patrick's Day "in response to the call for the mass expulsion of the Palestinian people from Gaza."

Donald Trump attacked Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky earlier this week and has threatened to remove Palestinians from Gaza Boycotting the St Patrick's Day celebrations in the White House is a big call by Sinn Féin.

Our political editor Enda McClafferty and commentator Chris Donnelly react.

Michelle O'Neill says she stands over her and Sinn Féin's decision to not attend St. Patrick's Day at the White House this year.

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