Tánaiste: 'It would be helpful' if Sinn Féin leader made personal statement on Brian Stanley

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald 'failed to deal' with the controversy surrounding Brian Stanley.  Picture:Gareth Chaney/Collins

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has said it “would be helpful” if the Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald made a personal statement on the Brian Stanley affair, given her “woefully inadequate” response to date.

Speaking at a press conference in Dublin, Mr Varadkar said: “That's not a bad idea, I think that'd be helpful if she did. It was something I was going to let pass to be honest, I didn't say anything about yesterday.”