The disclosure by Daly means it is possible to put the Connolly trip in a wider context than was possible during the presidential election. Photograph: Declan HayesThe November 2017 trip to Syria organised by Hayes included, among others, Wallace, Daly and a number of left-wing activists. In January 2018, the Irish Syria Solidarity Movement issued a statement criticising Wallace, Daly, O’Sullivan and Connolly, saying they were “horrified” by comments made during the Dáil debate. When Connolly, Wallace, Daly, O’Sullivan and others visited, they were accompanied by a man called Saed Abd Al-Aal. During the Connolly election campaign, her office said her trip to Syria was funded using her parliamentary activities allowance.
