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Add compo scammer to the rap sheet of Jonathan Dowdall. It’s another aspect that didn’t pop up during Sinn Féin’s vetting of Mary Lou McDonald’s protege before he became a short-serving party councillor.
Mary Lou McDonald said she first met Jonathan Dowdall and his wife Patricia — who was a civil servant in the Department of Social Protection — at an event ahead of the 2011 general election.
Mary Lou McDonald “went out of her way to facilitate Jonathan Dowdall remaining in her party”, it has been alleged in the Dáil.
The Justice Minister was critical of Sinn Féin for abstaining on votes around the Special Criminal Court.
The Dail was taking statements on organised crime.