Sinn Féin admits social media channels managed from Serbia and Germany

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald's Facebook account has been operated by people based in Ireland, the UK and Germany. Picture: Niall Carson/PA Wire

Sinn Féin supporters based in Serbia and Germany are involved in managing the party’s social media channels, it has confirmed.

The party, in response to calls from Fine Gael, has confirmed its Facebook accounts are primarily managed in Ireland, but that supporters based abroad “help out” with its online messaging.