Mary Lou McDonald denies she used Hutch family for money and votes

Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald rejected the allegations that she used the Hutch family for money. Picture: Sam Boal / RollingNews.ie

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has rejected allegations that she used the Hutch family for money and votes, claims which emerged in the high-profile gangland trial ongoing in Dublin.

Former Sinn Féin councillor Jonathan Dowdall was secretly recorded making the claims and criticising Ms McDonald for not attending the funeral of the brother of murder accused Gerry "The Monk" Hutch.