Mary Lou McDonald has been nominated for an embarrassing anti-transparency award on the same shortlists as Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The Sinn Fein leader is expected to be announced the winner on Thursday, October 20 in the award ceremony being run by a European journalists and whistleblowers' alliance.
Ms McDonald is set to be unveiled as the winner of the CASE (Coalition Against SLAPPs in Europe) SLAPP Politician of the Year award.