'People's patience has run out' - Sinn Féin leader addresses party
Mary Lou McDonald has addressed her party's annual ard fheis (conference) in Athlone.
Sinn Féin is the biggest party in Northern Ireland but has been frozen out of power at Stormont due to the collapse of the governing executive.
But its popularity has grown in the Republic of Ireland where it aims for a place in government for the first time.
Senior party figures have said they are "on the countdown" to the country's next general election, which is expected to take place late next year or early in 2025.
"We're on our marks for a General Election, Local and European Elections in June," said Ms McDonald.