Sinn Féin struggling to find candidates for local elections

Lack of suitable candidates and poor infrastructure in some areas hampering party's efforts to become largest in country

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald held a Zoom meeting last Wednesday to discuss the party’s 'ambitious' plans. Picture: Brian Lawless

Sinn Féin is struggling to identify candidates for next year's local elections in a number of counties across the country, the Irish Examiner understands.

There is mounting concern among party TDs that it may not be able to capitalise on its record-high poll ratings.