Mary Lou McDonald's husband settles defamation action over Shane Ross book which he said implied he was member of the IRA

"Outside court, Mr Lanigan would not comment on whether he received any money as part of the settlement"

"Martin Lanigan, the husband of Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald, has settled a defamation action brought against former government minister Shane Ross and his book publisher, after he received an apology in the High Court from Mr Ross and the publisher."

"Mr Lanigan had alleged he was defamed by material published in Mr Ross's 2022 biography of Ms McDonald."

"The book, entitled Mary Lou McDonald: A Republican Riddle, was published by Atlantic Books."

Martin Lanigan, husband of Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald, settled a defamation action against former government minister Shane Ross and the book publisher after receiving apologies in the High Court from Mr Ross and the publisher. Lanigan alleged that material in Mr Ross's 2022 biography of Ms McDonald defamed him. The biography is titled Mary Lou McDonald: A Republican Riddle and was published by Atlantic Books. The settlement resolved Lanigan's legal action arising from the published material. Outside court, Lanigan declined to comment on whether he received any money as part of the settlement.

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