Former Sinn Féin press officer was suspended from his job following arrest but then received references from Sinn Féin figures for British Heart Foundation role
Former Sinn Féin press officer was suspended from his job following arrest but then received references from Sinn Féin figures for British Heart Foundation roleof his arrest by police the previous day. He tells them that he was questioned about serious criminal offences of a child protection nature. He is suspended from his job as a press officer.
August 3rd, 2023: BHF has “email dialogue” with a senior Sinn Féin HR official as part of an internal review into McMonagle’s recruitment. The emails state that BHF received two references from the party almost a year earlier. Michelle O’Neill says this information was not relayed to her or at any other party leaders, describing it as a “serious omission”.
October 2nd, 2024: Michelle O’Neill tells reporters she was “aghast and horrified” after being informed about the references. She insists McMonagle wasn’t on her “radar at all” following his suspension. October 6th, 2024: Fearghal McKinney, head of the BHF in Northern Ireland, speaks to Michelle O’Neill on Saturday and says she expressed regret over comments she made last week that there were lessons for a lot of people in terms of “due diligence for an employer when they take on an employee”.
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