Councillor quits Sinn Féin, citing bullying

Incoming Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald is facing mounting pressure to address bullying in her party after the resignation of yet another elected member.

Dublin City councillor Noeleen Reilly resigned from the party with immediate effect yesterday, citing bullying, assault, and verbal abuse.

It follows a decision made by the Sinn Féin ard comhairle over the weekend to suspend her for six months for “orchestrating a vicious bullying campaign against a fellow female party councillor on social media”.