Calls for Sinn Féin to explain claim that €4m donation will only be spent in Northern Ireland

Sinn Féin Mary Lou McDonald told the Standards in Public Office Commission that the donation "was not offered to, or accepted by, the Sinn Féin party in the 26-county jurisdiction." Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

Sinn Féin is being called on to explain its claim that a donation lodged in Northern Ireland will only be spent on its activities in the six counties.

Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald told the Standards in Public Office Commission (SIPO) that it had no authority to scrutinise donations made to the party in Northern Ireland on the grounds that Sinn Féin operated on “a six and 26-county basis”.