Donegal County Councillor Sean McEniff has denied he is the politician at the centre of the Mary Boyle case.
The Bundoran councillor issued a statement in the wake of ‘false, damaging and malicious’ assertions that he was the politician who interfered in the case.
Gemma O’Doherty’s documentary, ‘Mary Boyle: The Untold Story’, mentioned an unnamed politician who interfered with the gardaí’s ability to question their prime suspect.
Following speculative comments being posted on the video, O’Doherty removed the video for several hours before making it public again – with the comment section disabled.
McEniff is the second Fianna Fáil politician to come forward and deny any political involvement in the Mary Boyle case. Last week, Pat The Cope Gallagher stated that despite allegations, he was not even involved in politics at the time of Mary’s disapearance in 1977.
In a statement issued by his solicitor, McEniff said he “emphatically and unconditionally denied he was the politician who allegedly contacted gardaí in Ballyshannon at the time of the disappearance of Mary Boyle.”
Six year old Mary Boyle.
McEniff said; “The disappearance of Mary Boyle has been a tragedy for the Boyle family and they are deeply affected by it. The gardaí have conducted detailed and extensive investigations which are continuing and should be co-operated with by all concerned.”
McEniff will not be making any more public statements on the issue, and all further lines of enquiry will be dealt with through his solicitors.
On Saturday, a march took place in Ballyshannon to commemorate Mary’s disappearance. More than 500 people marched in solidarity for Mary almost 40 years after her disapppearance.
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