Sinn Féin under increasing pressure to answer questions on McMonagle references

Sinn Féin is facing increasing pressure to answer questions around references provided for a former employee who was under police investigation.

SDLP leader Claire Hanna joined a call by DUP leader Gavin Robinson for further clarity from the party after several days of further revelations emerging.

On Saturday, it transpired that Sinn Féin had known a year ago that two of its press officers had provided references for Michael McMonagle for a job with the British Heart Foundation (BHF) in 2022 after his contract with the party had been terminated.

The party moved last week to sack the two press officers, and indicated that September 25th was the first it knew of the references being provided.

But the charity said it told a senior official about the references in 2023.

On Saturday, Ms O’Neill said a human resources manager had been contacted by the…

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