Conflict over ‘Prime Time’ apology

Miriam O’Callaghan apologised to the wife and daughters of Martin McGuinness for her “behaviour” when she questioned him over his involvement in murder, the Sinn Féin candidate in last year’s Presidential election has told the Irish Examiner — a claim rejected by the Prime Time presenter.

Mr McGuinness, the North’s deputy first minister, said Ms O’Callaghan offered the apology at the presidential vote centre in Dublin Castle following the pair’s dramatic clash in a live TV debate.

In one of the most electrifying moments of a turbulent campaign, Ms O’Callaghan had asked: “How do you square, Martin McGuinness, with your God the fact that you were involved in the murder of so many people?”