Sinn Féin TD finds it 'hard to believe' Violet-Anne Wynne was not supported by party

Cavan-Monaghan TD Pauline Tully said that she was "shocked" that Ms Wynne had left the party, but said that she found it "hard to believe" that Ms Wynne felt unsupported by the Sinn Féin parliamentary party

Sinn Féin TD Pauline Tullysaid that while she was not saying she did not believe Ms Wynne, she did  not accept that the Clare TD was isolated. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

A Sinn Féin TD has said that it is "hard to believe" that her former party colleague Violet-Anne Wynne was not supported by her Oireachtas colleagues.

Speaking outside Leinster House ahead of a Dáil motion on improving assessment times for children with disabilities on Tuesday, Cavan-Monaghan TD Pauline Tully said that she had sent a text message to Ms Wynne, who left the party 10 days ago claiming she was the victim of a campaign of "psychological warfare" but had not had a response.