Waterford councillors urge D’Arcy to resign

A WATERFORD city councillor who was censored by his colleagues when he leaked a traveller accommodation plan has now been encouraged by a party colleague to resign.

Fine Gael councillor, Jim D’Arcy, had been told he is no longer considered to be part of the “pact” which is made up of members of Fine Gael, Labour and three Independents.

Now, party colleague and party chief whip, Hillary Quinlan, said he should resign. His comments came in the course of the city council meeting, a proportion of which was taken up by the fall-out from the leaking of the report.