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.

Boycotting the St Patrick's Day celebrations in the White House is a big call by Sinn Féin. Such a snub risks damaging long-standing relationships with key political figures in the US. It could also play badly with the wider Irish diaspora,

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,