Sinn Féin leader posts video on social media thanking people for their support during recovery
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Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald said she is recovering well following an operatin in June. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA WireSinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has returned to work following a lay-off after having surgery. Ms McDonald has been largely absent from public engagements since having an operation at the Rotunda Hospital in June.
In her absence, the party’s finance spokesman Pearse Doherty and foreign affairs spokesman Matt Carty travelled to Australia during the summer to drum up support for Irish unity. Ms McDonald has returned to work ahead of the party’s think-in, which takes place in Dublin on Friday. Oireachtas business will resume in full next week following the summer recess.
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