Holly Cairns and Jennifer Whitmore will consider SocDems leadership bid

Cork South-West TD and Wicklow TD both said they are both considering whether to put their names forward for the party's leadership, but Gary Gannon has ruled himself out

Social Democrats  co-leaders Catherine Murphy and Róisín Shortall at a press briefing on Wednesday to announce they are to step down.

Social Democrats TDs Holly Cairns and Jennifer Whitmore say they are considering putting their names forward for the leadership of the party, but fellow TD Gary Gannon has ruled himself out of the leadership race.

On Wednesday, Catherine Murphy and Róisín Shortall announced they would be stepping down as the party's co-leaders, saying they felt it was the right time to “hand over the leadership reins to the next generation".