Suspended Sinn Féin TD Carol Nolan has reportedly quit the party over its change in abortion policy after officially handing in her resignation letter this morning.

Sinn Féin suspended the TD Carol Nolan for being anti-abortion, but she says the Eighth Amendment must be protected, as the right to life is fundamental THE Eighth Amendment of the Constitution has served this State very well, since 1983.

A Sinn Féin TD suspended from the party for her pro-life views has claimed that the Midlands is 70:30 in favour of retaining the Eighth Amendment.