Leading councillor quits FF over cutbacks and party’s ‘failure to listen’

A FIANNA FÁIL councillor has resigned from the party, citing the Government’s failure to listen to the grassroots as his main motivation.

New Ross town council member David Maher has been a member of Fianna Fáil for the past 21 years. The 50-year-old dairy farmer said he was fed up with the party not listening to grass-root members and would serve out the remainder of his time on the local council as an independent.

He said at least two others from the party in the area would also resign because of dissatisfaction with both the party and Government cutbacks since the last election.