Sinn Féin governance review to report before Christmas – McDonald

A review of governance procedures in Sinn Féin prompted by child safeguarding concerns should deliver a report before Christmas, party president Mary Lou McDonald has said.

The party has been beset by a series of controversies in recent months, regarding allegations of inappropriate behaviour involving party members and elected representatives.

Last month, party president Ms McDonald announced a “complete overhaul” of the party’s governance procedures, as she apologised for its handling of a sex crime investigation into a former press officer.

Michael McMonagle, 43, from Limewood Street in Derry, was sentenced at Derry Crown Court to nine months in custody and nine months under statutory supervision, after pleading guilty to a series of child sex offences.

The case plunged Sinn Féin into controversy as the party faced questions about safeguarding, and how two other party press…

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