Longford Westmeath Sinn Féin TD Sorca Clarke, and former local election candidate for the party in Athlone, Conor Dowling-Linehan. Sinn Féin to attend Athlone protest against Mercosur dealSinn Féin TD for Longford-Westmeath, Sorca Clarke, has confirmed that representatives of the party will attend the major national protest against the EU-Mercosur deal which will be taking place in Athlone this Saturday, January 10. The protest, which is being organised by the Independent Ireland party, has received the backing of farming organisations such as the Irish Farmers Association (IFA) and the Irish Cattle & Sheep Farmers' Association (ICSA). She added: "Sinn Féin will stand with farmers, farm families and rural communities in Athlone on Saturday, January 10, to oppose the EU-Mercosur deal. Irish farmers are being asked to compete against imports produced to different rules, with weaker enforcement and lower costs, while Irish producers are held to ever-higher standards.

Source: Irish Independent January 06, 2026 21:47 UTC