SINN FÉIN leader Mary Lou McDonald has proposed a unity referendum within the next 10 years and said her party can achieve a united Ireland. Ms McDonald was speaking at the party's ard fheis in Co. Westmeath on Saturday, where she also expressed her solidarity with Palestine and Lebanon. In her keynote speech, Ms McDonald proposed a domestic policy that puts workers and families first should the party take power following next year's expected general election. 'Let's make Irish unity happen' Addressing those gathered at TUS Athlone on Saturday evening, Ms McDonald used the example of Sinn Féin's election success in Northern Ireland as a sign of the party's potential and its ability to unite Ireland. Sinn Féin became the largest party in the North following the 2022 Assembly Elections and Michelle O'Neill, the party's vice-president, was subsequently appointed First Minister. "[Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil] told us, remember, that a nationalist would never lead government in the North," said Ms McDonald. "They were…

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