Gun convict Ursula Ni Shionnain was at Eirigi event in same month she took job in Catherine Connolly's Dail office

"Previously the presidential candidate insisted she was satisfied the woman had left the organisation before being hired"

"The woman convicted of gun offences, and who was employed in Catherine Connolly's Dáil office in January 2019, attended the ard fheis of Éirígí that same month."

"The Irish Independent has seen an image that shows Ursula Ní Shionnáin attending the annual conference of the organisation - a group that has "no loyalty" to the State, which advocates a "new Republic" and which opposes the peace process."

A woman convicted of gun offences was employed in Catherine Connolly's Dáil office in January 2019 and attended Éirígí's ard fheis that same month. An image shows Ursula Ní Shionnáin attending the annual conference of Éirígí. Éirígí is described as a group that has "no loyalty" to the State, advocates a "new Republic" and opposes the peace process. A claim existed that the woman had left the organisation before being hired. The employment timing and photographic evidence connect a Dáil office staff member to a political group opposed to the peace process and the State.

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