Máiría Cahill not contesting local elections over safety concern of publishing home address

Legislation provides that in order to stand for election, the candidate must list their home address on the nomination form.

Former Labour Senator and SDLP politician Máiría Cahill has said she will not be standing in the upcoming local government elections due to laws on publishing home addresses.

She was told that she will not be permitted to contest the elections as she does not want to make her home address public.