[15:41] Michelle O’Neill did not break Ministerial Code over McMonagle explanation, report finds

Northern Ireland’s First Minister Michelle O’Neill did not break the Ministerial Code over claims she was unaware former Sinn Féin press officer Michael McMonagle was working for the British Heart Foundation.

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/michelle-oneill-did-not-break-ministerial-code-over-mcmonagle-explanation-report-finds/a1171362736.html

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[13:19] Ex-Sinn Féin press officer Michael McMonagle sentenced to nine months in prison over child sex offences

Former Sinn Féin press officer Michael McMonagle will face nine months in custody after being sentenced following a sting operation with police officers posing as children as young as 12-years-old.

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/ex-sinn-fein-press-officer-michael-mcmonagle-sentenced-to-nine-months-in-prison-over-child-sex-offences/a1684499190.html

#SinnFéin #MichaelMcMonagle #ninemonths #12_years_old

[13:04] McMonagle jailed for nine months for child sex offences

Former Sinn Fein press officer Michael McMonagle has been jailed for nine months after pleading guilty to child sex offences.

https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2024/1108/1479846-michael-mcmonagle/

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[23:09] Former Sinn Féin press officer Michael McMonagle to be sentenced on Friday

Former Sinn Féin press officer Michael McMonagle is due to be sentenced at Derry Crown Court on Friday.

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/former-sinn-fein-press-officer-michael-mcmonagle-to-be-sentenced-on-friday/a428671847.html

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[19:34] Mary Lou McDonald breaks silence to apologise for Sinn Féin’s handling of child sex offender case

Sinn Féin Leader Mary Lou McDonald has broken her silence to apologise for the distress her party caused by giving a work reference for convicted child abuser Michael McMonagle.

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/mary-lou-mcdonald-breaks-silence-to-apologise-for-sinn-feins-handling-of-child-sex-offender-case/a772118922.html

#SinnFéin #MaryLouMcDonald #MichaelMcMonagle

[11:25] Pressure on O'Neill as SF deals with McMonagle case

Pressure had been heaped on Sinn Féin First Minister Michelle O'Neill this week over the party's handling of the case of Michael McMonagle, writes Conor Macauley

https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2024/1006/1473822-sinn-fein-mcmonagle/

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[15:56] Sinn Féin have questions to answer over McMonagle - Long

Sinn Féin still has questions to answer over the handling of the case of convicted sex offender Michael McMonagle, Stormont's Justice Minister Naomi Long has said, adding that the party should reflect on whether it had acted appropriately.

https://www.rte.ie/news/ulster/2024/1004/1473643-sinn-fein-mcmonagle/

#SinnFéin #MichaelMcMonagle #Stormont #Justice #NaomiLong