The Social Democrats have denied suspending its Limerick City branch, despite legal letters and local members claiming the contrary. She added that the Limerick City AGM was due to be held in September and "was postponed until November 20, with the Catherine Connolly campaign cited as the reason for delay". However, she said the branch AGM, "now four months overdue, was postponed abruptly on November 18 by the general secretary citing 'an internal matter under review'". "The Limerick City branch has not been suspended, the party does not control any branch bank accounts centrally, and the party does not comment on internal party processes," they said. "They stopped the branch AGM in November, have stopped the branch putting forward motions for conference, stopped us putting forward nominations for an award, and stopped meetings being held," she said.

Source: Irish Examiner February 08, 2026 19:00 UTC