Long serving Sinn Féin councillor Michael Mulligan has announced that he is retiring from public life with “a heavy heart” due to health issues. Speaking to the Roscommon Herald, Councillor Mulligan said: "It is with a heavy heart that I have to announce my intention not to run in the local elections. "We will have a Sinn Féin candidate running in the election whom I will be putting my full support behind in the coming days. Speaking alongside Michael, local TD Claire Kerrane said:"Today is a sad day. Michael has been the greatest influence on me in politics, he is the reason I joined Sinn Féin in my teens.

Source: The Herald March 16, 2024 00:52 UTC