Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O'Neill said she couldn't ignore U.S. President Donald Trump's comments about expelling Palestinians from Gaza.

Irish politicians will be heading to the US, including Washington DC, as part of the Irish Government's St Patrick's Day programme for 2025.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has accused Sinn Fein of playing "politics" as he insisted he would accept every opportunity to engage with US President Donald Trump and hoped to proceed with the traditional St Patrick's Day meeting in the White House.

Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O'Neill said on Friday she would not attend St Patrick's Day events at the White House in protest over President Donald Trump's position on Gaza. Political leaders from both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland usually travel to the United States for the annual celebration of Irish culture on March 17.

Leaders of Sinn Fein will not travel to the White House to participate in St. Patrick's Day festivities in Washington, D.C. next month, the left-wing political party in Ireland and Northern Ireland said Friday.