New divisions have arisen in the Green Party over Dublin Lord Mayor Hazel Chu’s wish to run as its candidate in the forthcoming Seanad byelections. Ms Chu, the party chairperson, won over 3,000 votes in the 2019 local elections and tried unsuccessfully to be included on the party’s slate for last year’s Seanad elections. A former Independent senator has announced his intention to become a candidate. Another former Independent senator, Ian Marshall, is seeking a nomination for the agriculture panel, where he has already secured the backing of Sinn Féin and the Social Democrats. The Labour Party will run two candidates, Dublin South West candidate Ciarán Ahern and Kildare North councillor Angela Feeney.

Source: The Irish Times March 05, 2021 18:05 UTC