Mary Lou McDonald has been confirmed as the only candidate nominated to replace Gerry Adams as Sinn Féin president.
Mr Adams has led the party since 1983. He announced his intention to stand down in November 2017. Sinn Féin's ard comhairle (high council) met in Belfast on Saturday to formally ratify the nominee. Ms McDonald said that no-one would fill the shoes of Gerry Adams, "but the news is that I brought my own". A special party conference to elect the new leader will be held on 10 February. It means the party is set to be led by a woman for the first time in its modern history. Profile: 'Marmite' Mary Lou McDonald? Profile: Gerry Adam Ms McDonald said she "did not for a moment underestimate the scale of this undertaking on a personal and political level". "I grew up watching Gerry Adams on the telly, l would certainly never have guessed that come February 10 2018, that I would be the boss of him," she said. "The truth is no-one will ever fill Gerry Adams' shoes, but the news is that I brought my own.
"I will fill my shoes, I will walk in my shoes and we together over the coming years will walk a journey that is full of opportunities, full of challenges but I believe which marks a defining epoch, a defining chapter in our achievement of a united Ireland and the ending of partition."
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