Sinn Féin politician knew about criminal past of party activist now suspected of far-right extremism

Sinn Féin politician knew about criminal past of party activist now suspected of far-right extremism

A Sinn Féin senator was aware of the criminal convictions of a supporter who is now a terror suspect in a far-right plot to attack a mosque.

McDonald’s ‘deep anger’ that SF senator signed far-right suspect into Leinster House

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has expressed dismay that a senator in her party signed a far-right suspect into Leinster House this year. Extra.ie reported last week that the man, who was arrested and released without charge last week, attended Leinster House twice and was signed in by the senator and her staff. The man is suspected of plotting to burn down a mosque. Yesterday, Ms McDonald said the incident had been a source of ‘deep anger’ …