Sinn Fein's Michelle O'Neill accepts boy who received inappropriate texts from ex-Senator Niall O Donnghaile was 16

Ms O'Neill admitted, "Yesterday I was asked about the age of the young person who [was] sent inappropriate text messages by a Sinn Féin representative. It was my understanding that the young person was 17 years of age... This information was wrong. Over the weekend the young person made it clear that he was in fact 16 at the time... What happened to this young person was wrong; Niall Ó Donnghaile's behaviour was unacceptable and entirely inappropriate."

Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald emphasized, "It is very important that the record of the Dáil is accurate, so of course it will be corrected." Her comments reflect the party's commitment to transparency regarding the incident surrounding Ó Donnghaile's inappropriate messages.

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