SF scales down St Patrick’s Day trip to US
Sinn Féin has scaled down its traditional St Patrick’s Day visit to the United States in response to growing antagonism towards the republican movement.
Martin McGuinness has cancelled plans to take part in the annual visit, while the party has also decided not to engage in fund-raising during the trip.
The move is being interpreted as a further sign of the pressure being put on the republican movement in the wake of the Northern Bank robbery and the murder of Belfast man Robert McCartney.
