Sinn Féin: We did our best to back Sandra McLellan

Sinn Féin has defended its handling of a controversy which has prompted a sitting TD not to run for the party in the next general election.

The party’s education spokesman, Jonathan O’Brien, said the party did everything in its power to resolve the issues at the centre of Cork East TD Sandra McLellan’s claims earlier this year.

He was speaking yesterday in the wake of Ms McLellan’s confirmation that she will not stand for the party in the next election.