Northern Ireland’s First Minister had previously stated party records showed the teenager was 17 when the texts were sent.

Sinn Féin vice president and First Minister Michelle O’Neill was also forced to correct the record today.

Mary Lou McDonald confirmed that she had written to the young person who had received inappropriate texts to personally apologise to him and his mother

Ms O’Neill had previously told the Northern Ireland Assembly on Monday that party records had shown the teenager was 17 when the texts were sent

The Sinn Féin leader has said information provided to the Dáil last week about the age of the teenager who received an inappropriate text from former Sinn Féin Senator Niall Ó Donnghaile was wrong.

Mary Lou McDonald will also correct the Dáil record on the young man’s age after it was incorrectly stated he was 17 when he received the texts. He was 16

Taoiseach Simon Harris has accused the Sinn Fein leader today of being “silent” on the matter.

Sinn Féin’s Louise O’Reilly said her party leader gave information “accurate as she knew it at the time.”

The Sinn Féin president told the Dáil last week that the young person who complained about inappropriate messages from Niall Ó Donnghaile was 17

Simon Harris also called on Mary Lou McDonald to issue a direct and sincere apology to the teenager who received the messages from Niall Ó Donnghaile