Hazel Chu to run as independent candidate in Seanad by-election

The Lord Mayor of Dublin has submitted her nomination for the Industrial and Commercial panel in the upcoming Seanad by-election

Hazel Chu has received a number of nominations from across the Oireachtas for her Seanad bid. File picture: Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie

Green Party chairperson Hazel Chu is running for the Seanad as an independent.

Ms Chu, the Lord Mayor of Dublin, submitted her nomination for the Industrial and Commercial panel in the upcoming Seanad by-election. It is understood she has received a number of nominations from across the Oireachtas, including several from her own party's TDs, including Culture Minister Catherine Martin.