McDonald says she was 'profoundly shocked' to hear of Jonathan Dowdall's criminal involvement

Mary Lou McDonald says that anybody involved in criminality should face the full rigour of the law.

Mary Lou McDonald with Michelle O'Neill speaking to reporters at today's SF Ard Fheis. Image: RollingNews.ie Updated 1 hour ago

Dowdall – a married father of four with an address at Navan Road, Cabra, Dublin 7 – was due to stand trial today for the murder of David Byrne at the Regency Hotel, alongside his friend Gerard ‘The Monk’ Hutch. However, Dowdall pleaded guilty in advance of the trial to a lesser charge of facilitating the Hutch gang by making a hotel room available ahead of the murder.

She was then asked if she believed that parties should be allowed to carry out Garda vetting of people who want to join Sinn Féin.Previously, the party’s housing spokesperson Eoin Ó Broin said Sinn Féin had been “very, very quick to distance” themselves from Dowdall once the facts became public.“I think that’s a lesson for all political parties. That when you’re selecting people, for elected office, you have to do your due diligence,” said Ó Broin.

The clár, or programme, for the weekend outlines a range of motions to be put to a vote, including changing the probationary period for new members joining the party.

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