In April 2021, Daly and Wallace were called "embarrassments to Ireland" by Fianna Fail's
Malcolm Byrne after the two MEPs travelled to
Iraq and visited the headquarters of the
Popular Mobilization Forces, an Iraqi militia supported by
Iran. Byrne said "These two MEPs visited a Shiite militant group that has lured gay people to their deaths. As if their support for
Lukashenko in
Belarus and
Hezbollah in
Lebanon wasn't not bad enough. They are an embarrassment to Ireland. Seeking to understand issues in a conflict is a good thing, not doing due diligence on a group in advance and allowing themselves to be used as propaganda tools is foolish".