Sinn Féin has faced weeks of internal problems and bruising headlines.
Mary Lou McDonald has accused opponents of using the controversies as a “political football”days before Christmas, the reason given was his health.
Mary Lou McDonald said the Seanad member had “served diligently” and she hoped he would “overcome the health challenges that he has had to deal with”.Mr Ó Donnghaile had been suspended from the party months earlier for sending inappropriate texts to a teenager. It was forced to apologise to a charity over the handling of former Sinn Féin press officer and now convicted child sex offender Michael McMonagle.They include senior TD Brian Stanley, who quit in a fall-out over an internal complaint against him.These controversies may have different complexities and timelines, but they all raise questions of accountability and transparency.
The party is aiming for a place in the Irish government for the first time, but has been slipping in opinion polls.The controversies may have dented Sinn Féin, but its place in Northern Ireland’s power-sharing government appears to remain stable.
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