Former Fianna Fáil TD Declan Breathnach has apologised to Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald over a tweet he published almost two years ago. At the High Court on Thursday Mr Justice Charles Meenan heard that the proceedings had been settled on terms. “I unreservedly apologise to Ms McDonald for the upset and distress caused by my comments and for my unjustified attack on her reputation.”ConfidentialTom Hogan SC, instructed by Johnson Solicitors for Ms McDonald, told the court that the other terms of the settlement were confidential. In her action, Ms McDonald claimed Mr Breathnach’s tweet meant that her sympathy for Mr McCabe was disingenuous, insincere and that she was a hypocrite. Ms McDonald also claimed that the tweet meant she had failed to speak out about and condoned the murders of members of An Garda Siochana by dissident republicans and criminals.

Source: The Irish Times July 09, 2020 09:20 UTC