SF formally nominates Lynn Boylan for Dublin Bay South by-election

Sinn Féin's Lynn Boylan is expected to be unopposed for the party's nomination. Picture: Niall Carson/PA Wire

Senator Lynn Boylan has been formally nominated by a local Sinn Féin group to contest the Dublin Bay South by-election.

It is widely expected within the party that Ms Boylan will be the only candidate put forward when the time period for Sinn Féin nominations ends this Friday.