Elaine Loughlin: Mary Lou gossip shows the nasty side of politics
The Sinn Féin leader has bounced back, and has spoken frankly about her hysterectomy. But she is also the latest TD whose health issues were the subject of ugly chatter
Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald, centre, party think-in with (left to right) vice president Michelle O'Neill, Matt Carthy TD, Shaun Treacy, and Eoin Ó Broin TD. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins
“Reports of my demise have been greatly exaggerated,” Mary Lou McDonald chuckled in repeating the famous quote attributed to Mark Twain.
Returning right in time for her party’s think-in, the Sinn Féin leader has made it clear she is back at the helm and focused on readying her party for Government ahead of returning to the Dáil after their summer break.
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