Sinn Féin calls for expulsion of Russian ambassador to Ireland

Mary Lou McDonald said that tougher sanctions needed to be levied on Russia, as the invasion of Ukraine continues

Russian ambassador to Ireland Yury Filatov. File Picture: Niall Carson/PA

The leader of the main opposition party in Ireland has said the Russian ambassador to the country should be expelled.

Alongside calling for the expulsion of Yury Filatov, the Sinn Féin leader also said that tougher sanctions needed to be levied on Russia, as the invasion of Ukraine continues.