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 apologised in the Dáil to the teenager who was sent inappropriate text messages by former Sinn Féin senator Niall Ó Donnghaile. The Sinn Féin leader also corrected the Dáil statement she gave last week where she said the teenager was 17.

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 will also correct the Dáil record on the young man’s age after it was incorrectly stated he was 17 when he received the texts. He was 16

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has apologised for issuing a statement about Niall O Donnghaile's resignation.

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Sinn Fein does not need to correct the Dail record over a claim by party president Mary Lou McDonald that the teenager who was texted by a former party senator was 17, a TD has said.

The Sinn Féin president told the Dáil last week that the young person who complained about inappropriate messages from Niall Ó Donnghaile was 17