Catherine Connolly: The presidential candidate faces questions over her efforts to employ a woman with a conviction for firearms offences. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA
Presidential candidate Catherine Connolly is facing questions this morning about her attempts to employ a woman in the Oireachtas with a conviction for firearms offences in the Special Criminal Court.
The Journal published a detailed story last night about the woman’s background and the firearms offences, and said Ms Connolly tried to hire her in 2018 but the move was blocked by counter-terrorism gardaí over security concerns.
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