O'Neill under pressure to confirm her belief in Mairia Cahill's sexual abuse claims

Sinn Féin's leader in Northern Ireland Michelle O'Neill is facing fresh calls to confirm she believes Mairia Cahill was the victim of sexual abuse after a leading party TD said he has no doubt this was the case.

Housing spokesperson Eoin O'Broin inadvertently placed more pressure on Ms O'Neill to u-turn on her previous comments at the launch of the party's alternative budget housing plans on Friday morning.