Martin Lanigan, husband of Sinn Féin's Mary Lou McDonald, settles High Court defamation action

Trial was due to begin on Wednesday

Martin Lanigan, husband of Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald, who settled a legal action against author Shane Ross and publisher Atlantic Books. Picture: Collins Courts

Martin Lanigan, the husband of Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald, has settled a defamation action brought against former government minister Shane Ross and his book publisher, after he received an apology in the High Court from both parties.

Mr Lanigan had alleged he was defamed by material published in Mr Ross’s 2022 biography of Ms McDonald. The book, entitled Mary Lou McDonald: A Republican Riddle, was published by Atlantic Books.