- Mary Lou McDonald facing questions after previously praising Niall Ó Donnghaile – as former Belfast mayor admits resigning over texts to teen Belfast Telegraph
- Sinn Féin: McDonald defends handling of ex-senator inappropriate texts BBC
- Former Sinn Féin senator Niall Ó Donnghaile reveals he is behind inappropriate text messages The Irish News
- Mary Lou McDonald accused of ‘secrecy and cover-up’ over failure to reveal reasons behind Niall Ó Donnghaile’s resignation Irish Independent