- Former Fianna Fáil minister defends Catherine Connolly's hiring of woman with gun conviction Irish Examiner
- Woman with criminal conviction 'was perfect for job' RTE.ie
- Éirígí said Ursula Ní Shionnain still member in 2018 when employed by Catherine Connolly in Leinster House The Irish Times
- Connolly defends work with woman convicted of gun crime BreakingNews.ie
- Mary Lou McDonald reacts to reports that presidential candidate Catherine Connolly previously worked with someone convicted of firearm possession The Irish Independent
