Jan O’Sullivan a high profile casualty as Limerick sees Sinn Féin surge

Jan O’Sullivan, a Labour TD for the past 23 years and her 4,667 votes, in the end, brought Leddin into the fourth and final seat ahead of Independent Frankie Daly.

While the presence of mainstream political parties has not dramatically changed in Limerick, there were high profile casualties in Labour and Fine Gael camps following a surge in support for Sinn Fein, the greens and Independents.

For the first time in decades Limerick City voters have not got Labour TD, after Jan O’Sullivan was one of the big name fallers as votes were counted at Limerick Racecourse.