# Mary Lou McDonald "The fringe shields my well-earned wrinkles."

An episode of [Are We There Yet ? with Kathryn Thomas](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1850932396), 13 Oct 2026, 50 min.

Audio: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/68deaccf965488b63a71d782/e/6acca9ccbcb1b3c7f0ec74ec/media.mp3

Presented in association with the Mater Private Network. Kathryn sits down with Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald for a candid conversation where they discuss everything from Donald Trump, dealing with online abuse, the future of Ireland, and her recent thoughts on the Budget. McDonald addresses the media interest around her new hairstyle before telling Kathryn about her radical hysterectomy three years ago. She opens up about her challenging recovery and calls out the historic misogyny in Irish healthcare for women navigating the menopause. McDonald also reflects on the current Garvaghy Road tensions and how she plans to convince more people to believe in Irish unification. 'Are We There Yet? with Kathryn Thomas' is an Onic Original podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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