Socialist split with Clare Daly deepens

The split in the Socialist Party grew more bitter as leader Joe Higgins indicated members might find it difficult to share common platforms with Clare Daly after she quit the organisation.

Mr Higgins again insisted the TD had resigned from the party due to disagreements over what he termed her “political connections” to disgraced independent TD Mick Wallace — something Ms Daly strongly denies.

After quitting the party, Ms Daly said she wanted to turn the broader United Left Alliance umbrella grouping in the Dáil into a more effective force.