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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Jonathan McCambridge

McMonagle employment may have ‘resulted in misuse of public money’

Former Sinn Fein press officer Michael McMonagle was jailed last year for sex offences (Liam McBurney/PA) - (PA Wire)

A former Sinn Fein press officer who was later convicted of sex offences misrepresented details of his employment which may have resulted in a misuse of public money, a review has found.

The review found that Michael McMonagle simultaneously held two full-time jobs working for Sinn Fein politicians while also working as a press officer for three months in 2020, including being employed by then deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill.

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