Des O’Malley not on offshore Ansbacher accounts dossier

Former government minister Des O’Malley has said he would sue Sinn Féin’s Mary Lou McDonald if she made allegations about him having an offshore Ansbacher account outside the Dáil chamber.

The founder of the Progressive Democrats has also said he has been supplied with a full list of 190 Ansbacher account holders and his name does not appear alongside others.

The Irish Examiner has obtained undisclosed letters sent to Ceann Comhairle Seán Barrett and formal complaints lodged about Ms McDonald’s comments, including correspondence from Mr O’Malley.