Departing Sinn Féin councillor says there is 'no real democracy' in the party

Then Sinn Féin councillor Danielle Twomey at a Cork County Council event in 2019. Having left SF, Ms Twomey remains on as an Independent councillor. She does not plan to run in the next local elections. Picture: David Keane

A departing Sinn Féin councillor has said there was “no way she could stay in the party” as there is “no real democracy” in the organisation.

Danielle Twomey, from Midleton in Cork, announced on Monday night that she was leaving the party after revealing in October that she would not contest the next election.