Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald says she will demand a referendum on Irish unity in her first phone call with Sir Keir Starmer if she wins Ireland's general election. She expects a vote on Irish reunification to take place by 2030. Sinn Fein won the popular vote in the last general election in 2020, but slipped in the polls over the last year. The party is fielding a record 71 candidates this time in the hope of replacing the centre-right Fine Gael/Fianna Fail coalition. McDonald also discussed managing the relationship with the incoming Trump administration, given Ireland's stance on the Middle East but reliance on US investment.