Mary Lou McDonald confirmed that she had written to the young person who had received inappropriate texts to personally apologise to him and his mother

Mary Lou McDonald has corrected the Dáil record after making an inaccurate remark about the Niall Ó Donnaghaile controversy. Last week, the Sinn Féin President told TDs that the teenager who had received inappropriate messages from the former Senator had been 17 at the time - in fact, he was 16.

Mary Lou McDonald has offered a “full, unequivocal” apology to the teenager sent inappropriate texts by former Sinn Fein senator Niall O Donnghaile.

Mary Lou McDonald says sorry to youth and his mother for ‘hurt my words caused’ in statement when Niall Ó Donnghaile resigned

First Minister Michelle O’Neill has said she “fully accepts” that a young person sent inappropriate texts by former Sinn Féin senator Niall Ó Donnghaile was 16 years old when it occurred. Ms O’Neill had told the assembly on Monday that party records had shown the teenager was 17 when the texts were sent.

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Niall Ó Donnghaile is a former Belfast-based Sinn Féin senator. He previously served as lord mayor of Belfast from 2011 to 2012 and was a councillor on Belfast City Council from 2011 to 2016.

MARY LOU MCDONALD has come under increased pressure over the resignation of former Sinn Fein senator Niall Ó Donnghaile and the handling of inappropriate text messages he sent to a teenager. Speaking in the Dáil earlier this week,

The three Coalition leaders have renewed their demand for Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald to clarify her statement to the Dáil last week regarding the resignation of Niall Ó Donnghaile.

Sinn Féin does not need to correct the Dáil record over a claim by party president Mary Lou McDonald that the teenager who was texted by a former