Stephen Donnelly hits back at 'lack of commitment' and 'disengaged' claims

Stephen Donnelly has denied he lacked commitment and was “disengaged” from the Social Democrats after resigning from the party.

Róisín Shortall

Mr Donnelly, who was a founding member of the Social Democrats was criticised by his former party colleagues after stepping down yesterday.

Both Róisín Shortall and Catherine Murphy accused the Wicklow TD of a lack of commitment to the party after he announced his resignation and claimed he had not put in the hard work required when leader of a party.