Mary Lou McDonald

The Sinn Fein leader said Ireland was on a 'learning curve' on gender identity and would not be in a position to follow Scotland's overhaul of transgender ...

She added: “We need to talk to the British Exchequer. Now the leader of Ireland’s most popular political party and tipped to become Ireland’s first female Taoiseach she said she has no contact with her father. Ms McDonald added after they both contracted Covid in 2020, the then-prince wrote to her and she responded and they are now “very cordial” pen pals. That can happen in the North as well.” She told the Sunday Times Magazine: “We haven’t taken that step. Ms McDonald also apologised for the IRA assassination of Lord Mountbatten the day after Prince Philip’s funeral.

She said Ireland was on a 'learning curve' on gender identity and would not be in a position to follow Scotland's overhaul of transgender laws.

Ms McDonald added after they both contracted Covid in 2020, the then-prince wrote to her and she responded and they are now “very cordial” pen pals. [Woman knifed to death in horror bloodbath at Dublin apartment as man tells gardai 'I did it'](https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/woman-knifed-death-horror-bloodbath-28952427) [Will snow fall in Ireland this week? That can happen in the North as well.” Ms McDonald also apologised for the IRA assassination of Lord Mountbatten the day after Prince Philip’s funeral. are on a learning curve.” I, like a lot of people…

The Sinn Féin politician opened up about her thoughts on supporting transgender issues as her eldest sibling transitioned in 2021, after she was designated ...

I wouldn’t have a tight relationship with my father.” She admitted to envying people with more private lives. Education, that opportunity was the big thing to be grasped.” The politician said: “We haven’t taken that step. Mary Lou explained that she doesn’t have a “tight relationship” with her father after her parents separated when she was a child. “And of course, when it’s a family member, it’s all the more important because it’s so close to your life.”

The Scottish legislation, which could still be overruled by Westminster, proposes that people aged 16 and older could self-declare their gender. Promoted ...

we're on a learning curve on these issues." "I would encourage [the private schools] to transition to the state system." And I'm conscious that I, like lots of people … [sign up to our bi-weekly newsletter](https://www.buzz.ie/news/climate-newsletter-environment-energy-biodiversity-27086905) [READ NEXT - The issues with Ireland's abortion legislation and why it needs to be updated](https://www.buzz.ie/news/irish-news/reproductive-rights-abortion-legislation-ireland-27463184) [READ NEXT - Fighting for reproductive rights at home and abroad](https://www.buzz.ie/news/reproductive-rights-home-abroad-abortion-25925882) Since the passing of the "And of course, when it's a family member, it's all the more important because it's so close to your life."

Sinn Féin party leader Mary Lou McDonald has publicly shared her support for her trans sister who transitioned in 2021.

Younger people aged 16 and 17 can apply to have their gender recognised in Ireland, but the approval process is more difficult. During this global COVID pandemic, we like many other organisations have been impacted greatly in the way we can do business and produce. And I’m conscious that I, like lots of people … She said, “Everybody gets one life, it’s not a dress rehearsal, so it’s important that people are true to themselves. While she acknowledged that she’s still learning about trans experiences, Mary Lou McDonald expressed her full support for her sibling. McDonald is one of four children.