Sinn Féin’s White House boycott is a “manoeuvre” to set First Minister Michelle O’Neill up for an Irish presidential bid, the leader of the DUP has suggested.

The Sinn Féin leadership will boycott the White House on St Patrick’s Day. President Mary Lou McDonald and Vice President and Northern Irish First Minister Michelle O’Neill both traditionally travel to the US capital for the celebrations and attend the Shamrock Ceremony at the White House.

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 the Gaza Peninsula

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. Political leaders from both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland usually travel to the United States for the annual celebration of Irish culture on March 17.

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

The First Minister of Northern Ireland and other Sinn Fein leaders will boycott St Patrick’s Day celebrations at the White House over Donald Trump’s call to displace Palestinians from the Gaza Strip.

Sinn Fein has defended its decision to boycott Washington DC for St Patrick’s Day amid criticism from political opponents across the island of Ireland. The party’s leadership, which normally travels to the US to mark the occasion every year,