'A bit of a shock that there was no call': Unionist senator learned of Seanad status from tweet

Sinn Féin supported Ian Marshall's first bid for a Seanad seat

Former Senator Ian Marshall has expressed his disappointment that he learned that he was not being nominated to the Seanad for a second term via social media.

It was very significant that there was now no Unionist voice in the Seanad and the “entire Unionist community in Northern Ireland” felt let down, he told RTÉ radio’s Today with Sarah McInerney show.