McDonald attacks blog post on Máiria Cahill
Sinn Féin's deputy leader Mary Lou McDonald has criticised a blog post which described Máiria Cahill's relationship with her alleged abuser as a "year-long sexual liaison".
On her Twitter page, Ms McDonald described the claims, made by an anonymous blogger, as "shameful and cruel".
@mairiac31 the assertion in that blog is shameful and cruel and should not be posted anywhere by anyone.
— Mary Lou McDonald (@MaryLouMcDonald) October 23, 2014
The blog post suggested Ms Cahill's alleged abuser would have been attractive to many 16-year-olds.
Its author is unknown, but it was shared on Facebook by Seamus Finucane, one of the people accused of participating in a "kangaroo court" to investigate her claims.
Ms Cahill has described this as "disgusting" and has again called on Sinn Féin to apologise to her.
