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Mary Lou McDonald offers 'unreserved apology' to Máiría Cahill
The Sinn Fein leader says she wishes Cahill well.
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Oct 4th 2023, 7:56 PM
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The Guardian apologises to Mairia Cahill over Greenslade columns
Earlier this year, Greenslade wrote an article describing himself as having “republican sympathies”.
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May 14th 2021, 4:57 PM
Máiría Cahill: apology by ex-Guardian editor over 2014 column 'not worth the paper it's written on'
The column in the newspaper questioned how the BBC investigated Cahill’s claim she was raped.
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Mar 8th 2021, 12:46 PM
Máiría Cahill drops out of local elections following safety fears over her address
Cahill filed a restraining order to protect herself in the past, and now worries for the safety of herself and her young daughter if her address was to be released.
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Apr 5th 2019, 3:34 PM
Máiría Cahill accuses Mary Lou McDonald of 'bluster and spin' after meeting
Cahill said she received a qualified apology from the Sinn Féin leader.
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Nov 20th 2018, 8:11 PM
Mary Lou McDonald to meet with Máiría Cahill over abuse case
PSNI officers have said Sinn Féin members did not cooperate when interviewed in connection with Cahill’s allegations.
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Nov 19th 2018, 2:44 PM
Máiría Cahill says Mary Lou McDonald's unreserved apology is 'woefully inadequate'
In 2010, Cahill alleged that she was raped by an IRA member when she was 16-years-old.
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Sep 13th 2018, 6:16 PM
Máiría Cahill is now a councillor for the SDLP
The former Senator will remain a member of the Labour party.
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Jul 9th 2018, 11:54 AM
Sinn Féin has had a very bumpy few years on social media - how will it weather this latest storm?
Mary Lou McDonald has said she seeks to reform and modernise the party, part of that will require a rethinking of how reps use social media.
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Mar 20th 2018, 8:00 PM
Joan Burton lashes 'online warriors' as Mairia Cahill becomes a Labour senator
The abuse victim has won a seat on the Seanad’s Industrial and Commercial Panel.
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Nov 13th 2015, 3:08 PM
Mairia Cahill 'deeply regrets and is deeply sorry' for dissident involvement
The Labour Seanad candidate has broken her silence.
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Nov 12th 2015, 11:54 PM
Mairia Cahill is refusing to talk about her past dissident links
The Labour Seanad candidate is coming under pressure over her refusal to debate.
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Nov 10th 2015, 5:31 PM
Labour is taking legal advice over an email about Mairia Cahill
The email was sent to every TD and Senator overnight by the independent Seanad by-election candidate Jerry Beades.
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Nov 4th 2015, 1:16 PM
Everything you need to know about the strangest election in Irish politics
A Seanad by-election is a strange creature that’s not without controversy.
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Oct 17th 2015, 8:15 AM
Sinn Féin 'actively considering' running someone against Mairia Cahill
The party is considering its options.
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Oct 5th 2015, 4:08 PM
Cahill says running for the Seanad for Labour is a message to her abuser and the IRA
Cahill said she spent a lot of time considering how she would manage the nomination if successful.
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Oct 4th 2015, 6:44 PM
Senator says cyberbullying bill could silence people like Mairia Cahill
Under the proposed law, a person could face 12 months in jail or a €5,000 fine.
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Jul 1st 2015, 8:07 PM
Gerry Adams and Mary Lou have blocked Maíria Cahill on Twitter
The Sinn Féin leader said it was his own business who he permitted on his Twitter account.
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Jun 9th 2015, 5:08 PM
"Put up or shut up" - Mairia Cahill's challenge after Gerry Adams 'uncle' claims
Cahill says her family are considering legal action.
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May 25th 2015, 2:14 PM
Northern Irish justice system apologises to Mairia Cahill over handling of her case
An independent review into the Northern Ireland Public Prosecution Service’s handling of Cahill’s case is to be published today.
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May 22nd 2015, 4:43 PM
IRA abuse claims show – once again – how the institution is always placed before the victim
There are parallels between Sinn Féin’s reaction to allegations by Paudie McGahon and Maíria Cahill and the Catholic Church’s pursuit of its own institutional safety.
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Mar 23rd 2015, 8:15 PM
'Gerry Adams needs to get real': Enda and Joan pile pressure on Sinn Féin president
It follows further revelations by the BBC about alleged abuse in the republican movement.
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Mar 11th 2015, 4:45 PM
Micheál Martin: I know Gerry Adams was a former chief of staff of the IRA
The Fianna Fáil leader made the comment in the Dáil as new abuse claims will be broadcast on BBC Spotlight this evening.
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Mar 10th 2015, 8:05 PM
Gerry Adams: I've given the guards names of alleged IRA sex offenders
Adams discussed the Mairia Cahill controversy in an interview with TheJournal.ie this week.
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Feb 21st 2015, 7:00 AM
Gerry Adams says Sinead O'Connor needs to take Sinn Féin abuse allegations to gardaí
The Sinn Féin president was responding to the singer’s claims she was molested by a member of the party when she was a child.
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Dec 16th 2014, 1:15 PM
Opinion: Mary Lou would elevate Sinn Féin to the political elite as party leader
It’s obvious to observers on the side-line that it makes sense for Adams to step aside and make way for a leader who can elevate the party into the political establishment, south of the border.
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Dec 9th 2014, 1:00 PM
Review into Mairia Cahill rape case will interview 'whomever is required'
The review formally began today.
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Dec 5th 2014, 6:36 PM
Sinn Féin has complained about 'defamatory allegations' from Joan Burton
The party has written to Ceann Comhairle Seán Barrett over last week’s row at Leaders’ Questions.
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Dec 3rd 2014, 2:53 PM
No, Mary Lou did not avoid a Trinity Sinn Féin event because of a Maíria Cahill protest
The party has dismissed reports McDonald cancelled her appearance at an event last night in the wake of a protest.
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Nov 26th 2014, 11:04 AM
Gardaí given names of 'more than 30 IRA abusers'
Frances Fitzgerald said a cross-border inquiry was being considered.
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Nov 24th 2014, 8:20 PM
'An investigation into IRA abuse allegations is needed to realise the scale of it'
Maíria Cahill spoke last night to RTÉ’s Saturday Night Show.
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Nov 23rd 2014, 11:23 AM
'I will not leave the House': Here are the winners and losers from the political week
In a week where Mary Lou McDonald staged a sit-in in the Dáil and ministers were heckled at the launch of the Government’s 1916 commemoration plans.
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Nov 15th 2014, 7:15 PM
Analysis: Why it looks like Sinn Féin's Dáil sit-in was nothing more than a political stunt
Sinn Féin denied its Leinster House protest was a publicity stunt but it’s hard to get away from that conclusion.
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Nov 14th 2014, 7:30 AM
"I smile easily" - Mary Lou denies "smirking" at Mairia Cahill during abuse debate
Cahill also claims the Dublin TD laughed and checked her phone during speeches.
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Nov 13th 2014, 9:52 AM
TD will give gardaí names of eight sex abusers that IRA allegedly moved to Republic
Micheál Martin said that as many as 28 victims are now considering coming forward.
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Nov 12th 2014, 10:45 PM
In full: Enda Kenny's speech accusing Sinn Féin of moving sex abusers to the South
There was a heated three-hour debate in the Dáil today, stemming from allegations made by Maíria Cahill.
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Nov 12th 2014, 10:44 PM
Mary Lou says she 'would walk through the hot coals of hell to protect children'
She added that Maíria Cahill made a brave decision to come forward.
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Nov 12th 2014, 7:51 PM
Micheál Martin tells Dáil of 'harrowing' sexual abuse suffered by two brothers
“These are not isolated cases. They are the tip of an iceberg.”
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Nov 12th 2014, 6:42 PM
Gardaí investigating claims that Republican sex abusers were moved across the border
The Justice Minister said Gerry Adams mentioned the fact that people were moved and that suggests he has some information.
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Nov 12th 2014, 11:46 AM
Opinion: Sinn Féin continues its Stand By Your Man policy... but will it sour public opinion?
Sinn Féin prides itself on its militaristic discipline in staying on-message – but that Stepford uniformity could eventually turn voters against it.
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