Saoirse McHugh interview: Naked photo hack headlines upset my father

Saoirse McHugh said her father was particularly upset by the case. Photo: Michael McLaughlin

Niamh Horan

Saoirse McHugh, the one-time Green Party election candidate, has described the posting of a naked image of her on social media by a stranger as “cruel and calculated”.

Speaking for the first time about the incident, which resulted in the man ­behind the hack receiving a sentence of 150 hours of community service, Ms McHugh (33) told of the impact the incident has had.