Mary Lou McDonald

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A successful country like Northern Ireland deserves respect from all politicians

Alliance Cllr Eóin Tennyson, who will be standing as a candidate for Upper Bann in the forthcoming NI Assembly elections.

Political row after bloodsports bill at Stormont defeated

PACEMAKER BELFAST 12/12/2019
General Election 2019 Northern Ireland. There are 102 candidates standing for 18 seats. Election count at Meadowbank Sports Arena, Magherafelt, Northern Ireland for Newry & Armagh, South Antrim, North Antrim, Upper Bann, East Londonderry, Foyle, Lagan Valley and Mid Ulster.
Sinn Fein's Elisha McCallion pictured at the count centre in Meadowbank Sports Arena, Magherafelt.
Picture By: Arthur Allison/Pacemaker Press
29/10/2020
Former Foyle MP Elisha McCallion and two other Sinn Fein officials have resigned over a failure to return money given out by a Stormont emergency Covid fund.
Sinn Fein President Mary Lou McDonald said she apologised for their "failures".
It had emerged that three Sinn Fein offices received £10,000 payments from the fund, which have since been repaid.
MP and MLA constituency offices are ineligible for the scheme.
In a statement, Ms McDonald said she had accepted the resignations of Mrs McCallion, as a senator in the Seanad (Irish Senate), as well as the chair

Sinn Fein official in Lurgan caught up in support fund scandal

DUP MLA Keith Buchanan

DUP man condemns ‘faceless cowards’

Head stone of Martin McGuinnesss grave. DER1617GS001

Anger at McGuinness headstone

Declan Kearney (left) pictured with Conor Heaney, Special Advisor to Martin McGuinness, Mary Lou McDonald and Martin McGuinness.
They are pictured at the graveside of Conor's great grandfather Patrick Heaney, Royal Irish Fusiliers. INNT 23-805CON

Kearney reflects on visits to WW1 battlefields

The special guests at the Remembering the 1913 Dublin Lockout Discussion and Debate held in the Bridewell, Magherafelt were - Maureen Hughes, chairperson of the Co. Derry Centenaries group,, who organised the event, Basil McCrea MLA, Catherine Elattar, chairperson of Magherafelt Council, Jack O'Connor president STIPU, Mary Lou McDonald SF Vice president and Susan McKay, journalist and writer, who acted as chairperson for the evening. INMM3813-129ar.

Video: Basil and Mary Lou in Magherafelt debate