Government party leaders have criticised as “sexist” a cartoon of Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald in which she was depicted as a witch. Taoiseach Micheál Martin, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar and Minister Eamon Martin all hit out at the cartoon, which appeared in the Sunday Independent. It accompanied an article by columnist Eoghan Harris, which was focused on Sinn Féin. I hope it’s going to be the last, given the controversy around it and that’s just not the way things should be in politics.”Mr Ryan, the Green Party leader, called it “deeply disrespectful and hurtful”. “We accept that last weekend’s cartoon featuring Mary Lou McDonald has offended some people.

Source: Irish Independent March 23, 2021 22:39 UTC