McMonagle employment may have ‘resulted in misuse of public money’

Former Sinn Féin press officer Michael McMonagle was jailed last year for sex offences. Picture: Liam McBurney/PA

A former Sinn Féin press officer who was later convicted of sex offences misrepresented details of his employment which may have resulted in a misuse of public money, a review has found.

The review found that Michael McMonagle simultaneously held two full-time jobs working for Sinn Féin politicians while also working as a press officer for three months in 2020, including being employed by then deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill.